mắc

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kwak (via *kmwak); cognates include Muong quắc, Mon ကွက် (kwɛk, “to hang up”) and Khasi wah (“to hang”).

Pronunciation

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

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
3. to contract (disease); to catch
4. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to contract (debt); to owe
5. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to be busy; to be occupied; to be engaged
6. (chiefly Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to want to (go to the bathroom, laugh, etc.); to have the desire to
7. (Southern Vietnam) to cause (one to develop a feeling)

Derived terms

Terms derived from mắc

• khúc mắc
• mắc áo
• mắc cỡ
• mắc kẹt

• mắc lận
• mắc lừa
• mắc mớ
• mắc mưu

• mắc nghẽn
• thắc mắc
• vướng mắc

Adjective

mắc

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

   Synonyms: đắt

Noun

mắc

1. Short for mắc áo (“hanger”).