khích

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from .

The aspiration of the initial velar is unusual. Compare the alternative reading kích and the homonymous (MC kek), which also gave the expected reading.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xïk̟̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɨt̚˦˧˥] ~ [xɨt̚˦˧˥] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰɨt̚˦˥] ~ [xɨt̚˦˥] invalid IPA characters (][)

Verb

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khích

  1. to provoke; to irritate; to annoy

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