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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Cognate with Tho kʰɛːl⁵.
Borrowed from a late form of Old Chinese 疥 (OC *C.kˤr-s) (B-S) when the coda *-p already lost but the postcoda *-s was still extant. The Vietic form (whatever stage it was) at the time of borrowing can be reconstructed as roughly *C-kɛːs.
- (North Central Vietnam) kẻn
- (North Central Vietnam) ghẻn
Noun
ghẻ • (𤴪, 㽻, 㾵, 𡒬)
- (pathology) scabies
- (colloquial) scab
Noun
(classifier con) ghẻ • (𤴪, 㽻, 㾵, 𡒬)
- Short for cái ghẻ (“itch mite”).
Adjective
ghẻ
- (by extension, colloquial) shit; trash; garbage; low-quality; cheap
- Synonyms: cùi bắp, cùi mía, ruồi, dỏm, dởm
Nhà có cái máy tính ghẻ thôi, game ghiếc gì.- I only have a trash PC at home, that thing is not gonna be able to handle any game.
See also
Etymology 2
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 繼 (SV: kế).
Adjective
ghẻ
- (somewhat derogatory) step-
Derived terms