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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 咳 (ké).
Pronunciation
Verb
khạc • (𠸧)
- to cough up; to hock
- khạc đờm ― to cough up sputum; to hock
- to spit
- khạc nhổ; khạc nước bọt ― to spit saliva
- khạc lửa ― to 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:
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