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Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *kr-haːk, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *khaak ~ *khaik; cognate with Proto-Bahnaric *ghaːk, Khmer ខាក (khaak) and Khasi kyrkhah (“phlegm”), ultimately onomatopoeic.
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Pronunciation
Verb
khạc • (𠸧)
- to hock a loogie