khắp

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Adverb

khắp • (泣, 恰, 插, 𬩢, 掐)

1. all over; throughout

   Loài bướm này phân bố khắp châu Âu.

   The species of this butterfly is distributed throughout Europe.

Derived terms

• hầu khắp
• khắp chợ cùng quê
• khắp nơi (everywhere)

 

Etymology 2

Possibly from Sino-Tibetan, but both the initial and coda are hard to explain.

Alternative forms

• hấp

Numeral

khắp

1. (probably obsolete, chiefly pig traders' cant) seven

See also

(numerals in pig traders' cant) số đếm trong tiếng lóng lái lợn; chách (“one”), lái/nái (“two”), thâm (“three”), chớ (“four”), kẹo (“five”), mục (“six”), khắp/hấp (“seven”), bét (“eight”), khươm/khơm (“nine”), nạp/lạp (“ten”), ^{(Category: vi:Numerals in pig traders' cant)}