See also: khắc and khác

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Vietic *kr-haːk, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *khaak ~ *khaik; cognate with Proto-Bahnaric *ghaːk, Khmer ខាក (khaak) and Khasi kyrkhah (phlegm), ultimately onomatopoeic.

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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khạc (𠸧)

  1. to hock a loogie