ạch

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• oạch

Etymology

From onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔajk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔat̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔat̚˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cái) ạch • (𬪾)

1. (sound) a flop; whack; smack (especially of a falling object)