nhấc

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• nhắc

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *juk ~ *jək ~ *jəək. Cognate with Muong dắc, Arem jɨ̀k, Khmer យក់ (yŭək), Mon ယိုက် (yàk), Nyaheun jɨk, Semelai jɔk ("to take, fetch"), Gata' jok-, Western Lawa ยวก.

Likely related to nhắc (“to remind”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲək̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲək̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɲək̚˦˥]

Verb

nhấc • (弋, 𢩮, 掿)

1. to lift; to raise

Derived terms

Derived terms

• cất nhấc