cà giựt

Vietnamese

Etymology

From cà- (“repetitive prefix”) +‎ giựt (“to jerk”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaː˨˩ zɨt̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaː˦˩ jɨk̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kaː˨˩ jɨk̚˨˩˨]

Verb

cà giựt

1. (colloquial) of one's body to keep jerking
2. (colloquial, of a TV) to shake

Derived terms

• cà giựt cà tàng