mắc

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mac"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɓak, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *[d]ɓak ~ *[d]ɓaak. Cognate with Muong bắc, Chut [Sách] kəbak⁷, Mang ɓak⁷, Eastern Bru ʔa.bak, Bahnar tơʼbăk, Khmer ពាក់ (pĕək).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mak̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mak̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mak̚˦˥]

Verb

mắc • (縸, 黓, 默, 𢹇, 𦄿, 𫄓, 󰄏, 󱓇, 󱕗)

1. to hang; to hook
2. to catch; to get caught (in); to be trapped (in); to fall into

   mắc lưới ― to get caught in a net

3. to contract (disease); to catch

   mắc bệnh ― to get sick

4. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to contract (debt); to owe
5. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to be busy; to be occupied; to be engaged

   Đi chơi hả? Để mai mốt gì đi, mắc việc rồi.

   Hanging out? Umm, maybe later, I'm kinda occupied with work right now.

6. (chiefly Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to want to (go to the bathroom, laugh, etc.); to have the desire to

   mắc ói ― wanting to puke

   mắc cười ― funny or laughable

7. (Southern Vietnam) to cause (one to develop a feeling)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• khúc mắc
• mắc áo
• mắc cỡ
• mắc kẹt
• mắc lận
• mắc lừa
• mắc míu
• mắc mớ
• mắc mưu
• mắc mứu
• mắc nghẽn
• thắc mắc
• vướng mắc

 

Adjective

mắc

1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) expensive; dear

   Synonym: đắt

Derived terms

Derived terms

• mắc mỏ

 

Noun

mắc

1. Short for mắc áo (“hanger”).

Anagrams

• cắm