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Vietnamese
Etymology
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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “The similarity to 臆 is intriguing, but the *ŋ- is unexplainable, as usually it's *h- or *k- that would be added to null-initial words.”
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From Proto-Vietic *ŋək (“chest”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ngực • (𦙏, 𦞐)
- a chest
- (euphemistic, of a human female) breasts
- Synonym: vú
- bầu ngực ― a breast
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