gấp

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣəp̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣəp̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɣəp̚˦˥]

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Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 急 (“pressing”, SV: cấp).

gấp

1. pressing; urgent; hurry

From Proto-Vietic *p-kǝp (“to fold”), probably a causative prefixed form of Proto-Vietic *kəp (“to cover”). Cognate with Chut [Rục] pəkəp⁷.

For a parallel of the prefix sense, compare English -fold.

• gập

gấp • (扱)

1. to fold; to close; to shut
2. Placed before numerals to express times or multiplication.

   gấp mười ― ten times (as much, many)

   nhanh gấp hai lần ― twice as fast