chạc

See also: chắc and chậc

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɟaːk. Compare Proto-Tai *ɟɤːk (“rope; cord”) (whence Thai เชือก (chʉ̂ʉak), Lao ເຊືອກ (sư̄ak)).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaːk̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaːk̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [caːk̚˨˩˨]

Noun

chạc • (櫂)

1. tree fork; tree crotch
2. (North Central Vietnam) rope