Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew חַגַּי (khagáy).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːk̚˧˦ ɣaːj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːk̚˦˧˥ ɣaːj˧˧] ~ [xaːk̚˦˧˥ ɣaːj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaːk̚˦˥ ɣaːj˧˧] ~ [xaːk̚˦˥ ɣaːj˧˧]
  • Phonetic spelling: khác gai

Proper noun

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Khác-gai

  1. (biblical, Catholicism) Haggai