khẹc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

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

Interjection

khẹc

1. (onomatopoeia, of a monkey) whoop

Related terms

• khỉ; voọc