Chệch
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Hokkien 叔 (chek, “father's younger brother”) or Teochew 叔 (zêg4, “father's younger brother”). Compare Thai เจ๊ก (jék), Khmer ចិក (cək).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editChệch
Usage notes
edit- Seldom used in actual spoken Vietnamese, but occurs in some translation works as an equivalent of English Chink.