ác là

Vietnamese

Etymology

ác is derived from Proto-Vietic *ʔaːk (“crow”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kʔaak ~ *kʔaik (“crow; to caw”); cognate with Semai eu'ak, Bahnar ak, Khmer ក្អែក (kʼaek). Compare also bồ các.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaːk̚˧˦ laː˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaːk̚˦˧˥ laː˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔaːk̚˦˥ laː˨˩]

• Audio (Saigon):

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Noun

(classifier con) ác là

1. Eurasian magpie

Synonyms

• bồ các

Derived terms

• giao trứng cho ác
• gửi trứng cho ác