tếch

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tech"

Muong

Etymology

Cognate with Vietnamese đứt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tec⁶/

Verb

tếch

1. (Mường Bi) to break; to be cut off

   tếch thay ― to have a cut on one's hand

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French teck, from Portuguese teca, from Malayalam തേക്കു് (tēkkŭŭ) or Tamil தேக்கு (tēkku).

Noun

(classifier cây) tếch • (棤)

1. teak

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

tếch

1. (nautical, obsolete) aft (toward the stern of a boat)

   Antonym: bồng

2. (by extension, obsolete) stern of a boat

   Synonyms: đuôi, lái

Usage notes

• The nautical senses, like its counterpart bồng, are pretty much obsolete and nowadays can only be found in idioms such as nặng bồng nhẹ tếch.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• nặng bồng nhẹ tếch

 

Etymology 3

Compare Vietnamese tích as in mồng tích.

Noun

tếch

1. cock's wattle (usually referring to wattles hanging under cock's ear)

Etymology 4

Compare Vietnamese tách.

Noun

tếch

1. to bail out; to exist quickly

   Synonym: chuồn

2. to depart

   Vì cơ thương cẩu, lang quân tếch ngàn ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)