Where does “khóc thét” come from?

khóc thét (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese khóc — to cry, to weep.

khóc thét (Vietnamese): to burst into loud wailing

Definitions

  1. to burst into loud wailing

Ancestry of “khóc thét”, step by step

khóc thét traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese khóc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhócto cry, to weep

via Vietnamese thét

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethétto scream; to shriek; to cry out; to shout to halloo; to bawl
Every word from Vietnamese khóc