kéch

Muong

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kʔik ~ *kʔiək ~ *kʔaik (“armpit”). Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] kɛːk⁷ (uninfixed), Vietnamese nách (through a nasal infixed form), Khmer ក្លៀក (kliək) (through a lateral infixed form), Khmu [Cuang] klʔɛk (through a lateral infixed form), Mal kɛʔ (uninfixed).

Unlike Vietnamsee, which only maintains the infixed form nách, Mường Bi seems to keep both the uninfixed kéch and the infixed néch as synonyms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛk⁶/, [kɛc⁶]

Noun

kéch

1. (Mường Bi, anatomy) armpit

   Synonym: néch

References

Nguyễn Văn Khang, Bùi Chỉ, Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary), Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội