khích

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

The aspiration of the initial velar is unusual. Compare the alternative reading kích and the homonymous 擊 (MC kek), which also gave the expected reading.

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xïk̟̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰɨt̚˦˧˥] ~ [xɨt̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰɨt̚˦˥] ~ [xɨt̚˦˥]

Verb edit

khích

to provoke; to irritate; to annoy

Derived terms edit

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