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Etymology
From Proto-Tai *ʔɤkᴰ (“chest”), from Old Chinese 臆 (OC *qɯɡ). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩋᩫ᩠ᨠ, Isan เอิก, Lao ອົກ (ʼok) or ເອິກ (ʼœk), Shan ဢိုၵ်း (ʼúek), Ahom 𑜒𑜤𑜀𑜫 (ʼuk, “breast”), Zhuang aek, Thai อก (òk). Compare Proto-Be *ʔukᴰ¹ and Vietnamese ức.
Pronunciation
Noun
ấc
- chest
- chếp ấc ― chest pain
- good part
- đảy păn ám ấc ― get the good pieces
Derived terms
References
- Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên