khạc
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Vietic *kr-haːk, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *khaak ~ *khaik; cognate with Proto-Bahnaric *ghaːk, Khmer ខាក (khaak) and Khasi kyrkhah (“phlegm”), ultimately onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːk̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːk̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [xaːk̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaːk̚˨˩˨] ~ [xaːk̚˨˩˨]
Verb
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