gạc

See also: GAC, Gac, gac, gać, Gać, gác, gấc, and -gaç

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Compare Proto-Katuic *ʔŋgaak (whence Pacoh acec (“branch”)).

In spite of superficial resemblance, this word is not a descendant of Chinese 角 (MC kaewk, “horn”) (SV: giác), which had a very different vowel during the Old Chinese period, while later forms disagree with Vietnamese gạc in terms of voicing and (lack the) environment for lenition.

Noun

gạc • (觡)

1. branched trunk or horn; antler

   gạc nai ― deer antler

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French gaze.

Noun

gạc

1. (medicine) gauze