vạc

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 鑊 (“cauldron”, SV: hoạch).

Noun

(classifier cái) vạc • (𪂱, 𪅥, 𪅫)

1. cauldron

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Khmer ខ្វែក (khvaek, “Nycticorax griseus”).

Noun

(classifier con) vạc • (𪂱, 𪅥, 𪅫)

1. black-crowned night heron