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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Compare Proto-Katuic *ʔŋgaak (whence Pacoh acec (“branch”)).
In spite of superficial resemblance, this word is not a descendant of Chinese 角 (MC kaewk, “horn”) (SV: giác), which had a very different vowel during the Old Chinese period, while later forms disagree with Vietnamese gạc in terms of voicing and (lack the) environment for lenition.
Noun
gạc • (觡)
- branched trunk or horn; antler
- gạc nai ― deer antler
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French gaze.
Noun
gạc
- (medicine) gauze