tốt

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tot"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tot̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tok̚˦˧˥]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [tok̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “The Common-Viet-Muong form would be *soːc.”)

Cognate with Muong Bi thốch (“good, beautiful”).

Adjective

tốt • (卒, 𡨧, 𡄰, 𬙼)

good, as in high-quality, well-made, well executed, good-natured or ethical; compare hay (“good as in inventive, brilliant or entertaining”) and giỏi (“good as in skilled or competent”)
Antonym: xấu

gạo tốt ― good rice

người tốt ― a good person; good people
(of head hair or facial hair) very dense or long, more so than it should be
Tóc tốt quá rồi, phải đi cắt thôi.
My hair's getting out of hand. I gotta get it cut.