chộp

See also: chop, chóp, chöp, and chớp

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *cap ~ *caap ~ *ciəp ~ *cip ~ *cup (“to seize”).

Doublet of chụp.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕop̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕop̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cop̚˨˩˨]

Verb

chộp • (𢴊)

1. to seize; to snatch; to nab; to grab (quickly)

Derived terms

• bộp chộp (“impetuous”)
• chộp giật