vếch

Trâu vếch sừng lên khi thấy người lạ.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To lift up, to raise, to tilt upwards: Describes the action of elevating or raising something, typically a part of the body or an object, so that it points or faces upward. It often implies a deliberate or noticeable upward movement from a previous position.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Con trâu vếch sừng lên. (The buffalo lifted its horns up.)
  • Cô ấy vếch mái tóc ra sau. (She swept/tilted her hair back.)
  • Nó vếch mũi lên tỏ vẻ khinh thường. (He turned his nose up in disdain.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb "vếch" is often used to describe the posture or gesture of animals (like horns, tails) or humans (like chins, noses, hair) to convey a specific attitude, such as alertness, pride, defiance, or disdain.

Variants and Related Words

• Ngước (v): to look up, to raise (eyes or head). It focuses more on the direction of sight.
• Nghểnh (v): to crane, to stretch (the neck) upward to see or hear.
• Vểnh (v): to prick up, to raise (ears, tail). Often used for animals showing attention.

Synonyms

• Lift up: to move to a higher position.
• Raise: to cause something to rise.
• Tilt up: to cause to slope upwards.

Notes on Usage

• "Vếch" is not an extremely common verb in everyday modern Vietnamese and may carry a slightly literary or descriptive tone. It is most frequently encountered in descriptive writing about animals or figurative descriptions of human expressions.
• The example from the reference dictionary, "Trâu vếch sừng," is a classic usage, meaning "a buffalo that raises/lifts its horns."