vạc

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Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (cauldron, SV: hoạch).

Noun

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(classifier cái) vạc (𪂱, 𪅥, 𪅫)

  1. cauldron

Etymology 2

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Onomatopoeic.

Compare Khmer ខ្វែក (khvaek), Dutch kwak, Maltese kwakka.

Noun

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(classifier con) vạc (𪂱, 𪅥, 𪅫)

  1. black-crowned night heron