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”), ultimately onomatopoeic.

Compare Chinese 咳 (ké)

Pronunciation

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

Verb

khạc • (𠸧)

1. to hock a loogie