khạc

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See also: khắc and khác

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *kr-haːk, from Proto-Austroasiatic *khaːkʔ (to hawk up phlegm), ultimately onomatopoeic. Cognate with Khmer ខាក (khaak) and Khasi kyrkhah (phlegm). Also compare Chinese ().

Pronunciation

Verb

khạc (𠸧)

  1. to cough up; to hock
    khạc đờmto cough up sputum; to hock
  2. to spit
    khạc nhổ; khạc nước bọtto spit saliva
    khạc lửato shoot (literally, “to spit fire”)
    • 1986, Anh Đức, Đứa con của đất, 2nd edition, Ho Chi Minh City: Nhà xuất bản Văn Nghệ, published 1987, page 310:
      kỳ nầy lên Đất Đỏ nó sẽ khạc lửa rần rần cho coi !
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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