khạc

See also: khắc and khác

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaːk̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaːk̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰaːk̚˨˩˨] ~ [xaːk̚˨˩˨]

Verb

khạc (𠸧)

to spit

Synonyms

nhổ

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