gõ
Vietnamese
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editFrom Proto-Mon-Khmer *g(uə)h (“to knock”); cognates with Khmer គោះ (kŭəh) and Chrau gŏh.
Pronunciation
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edit- to hit with the side of the fist, with the knuckles, with the fingertips, or with a short stick, in order to knock, type, hit a bell, hit a wooden fish, or knock at someone's head
- (medicine) to percuss
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