khạc

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See also: khắc and khác

Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Vietic *kr-haːk, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *khaak ~ *khaik; cognate with Proto-Bahnaric *ghaːk, Khmer ខាក (khaak) and Khasi kyrkhah (“phlegm”), ultimately onomatopoeic.

Compare Chinese 咳 (ké)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːk̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːk̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [xaːk̚˨˩ʔ] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaːk̚˨˩˨] ~ [xaːk̚˨˩˨] invalid IPA characters (][)

Verb[edit]

khạc • (𠸧)

  1. to hock a loogie

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