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Old Irish
Pronunciation
Verb
nách (triggers eclipsis)
- third-person singular present indicative negative indirect relative of is
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *-nɛːk (a nasal infixed form), from *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 • (腋, 𦙜, 溺, 𦡥, 𦟜, 膈, 膉)
- (anatomy) an armpit
- hôi nách ― having smelly armpits
- lông nách ― armpit hair
Derived terms