gác

See also: GAC, Gac, gac, gać, Gać, gạc, gấc, and -gaç

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣaːk̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣaːk̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɣaːk̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

From French garde.

Verb

gác

1. to guard; to watch

Derived terms

Derived terms

• canh gác
• gác-măng-giê
• vọng gác

 

Etymology 2

Possibly related to ghếch (cf. rác and rếch, bạc and bệch).

Verb

gác • (各, 挌, 閣, 擱, 搁)

1. to put something on something; to hang something on something

   gác chân lên bàn

   to put/rest one's legs on a table

2. to put on hold

   Giờ ta tạm gác lại chuyện đó.

   Let's put that on hold for the time being.

Etymology 3

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 閣 (“pavillion”, SV: các).

Noun

gác

1. (architecture) a loft

   Synonym: gác lửng

Usage notes

• If it's a tầng or lầu (“floor; story”), you get there by climbing a flight of stairs. If it's a gác (“loft”), you get there by climbing a ladder.

See also

• đài các
• nội các