nách

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See also: nach and nach-

Old Irish

Pronunciation

Verb

nách (triggers eclipsis)

  1. third-person singular present indicative negative indirect relative of is

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-nɛːk (a nasal infixed form), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kʔik ~ *kʔiək ~ *kʔaik (armpit). Directly cognate with Muong Bi néch; within Vietic, the uninfixed form can be seen with Tho kɛːk⁷ and Muong Bi kéch. Outside of Vietic, cognate with Khmer ក្លៀក (kliək) (through a lateral infixed form), Khmu klʔɛk (through a lateral infixed form), Mal kɛʔ (uninfixed), Mon ကၞက် (as in ပါၚ်ကၞက်, through a nasal infixed form).

Pronunciation

Noun

nách (, 𦙜, , 𦡥, 𦟜, , )

  1. (anatomy) an armpit
    hôi náchhaving smelly armpits
    lông nácharmpit hair

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