gvak

Zhuang

Etymology

From Chinese 钁 (MC kjwak). Compare Vietnamese cuốc and Proto-Be *kuakᴰ¹ (whence kuak⁷ in modern lects).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /kʷaːk˧˥/
• Tone numbers: gvak⁷
• Hyphenation: gvak

Noun

gvak (Sawndip forms 𮢏 or 刮 or 鈼, 1957–1982 spelling gvak)

1. hoe

Verb

gvak (Sawndip forms 𮢏 or 刮 or 鈼, 1957–1982 spelling gvak)

1. to hoe; to till land with a hoe