ách

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ach"

Irish

Interjection

ách!

1. Alternative form of ach (“ah! och! ugh!”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 軛.

Noun

(classifier cái) ách

1. yoke (frame at animals' neck)
2. (figurative) a heavy disaster or misfortune that one must bear

   ách giữa đàng, quàng vào cổ

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 扼, or borrowed from French halte.

Verb

ách • (扼, 搤)

1. (dated) to stop, get stalled, or fail to continue
2. (dated) to stop, block, or force to halt

Etymology 3

Adjective

ách

1. (of stomach) stuffed, with a sense of discomfort or irritation

Derived terms

• ách tắc

Etymology 4

Borrowed from French adjudant.

Verb

ách

1. (dated) the position of deputy manager, a lower-ranking officer during the French colonial period

Wastek

Noun

ách

1. grandmother

References

• wordlist