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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 賊. Compare giặc.
Suffix
tặc
- suffix for exploitative criminals
- đạo tặc ― a bandit
- sơn tặc ― a mountain-dwelling bandit
- hải tặc / thuỷ tặc ― a pirate
- lâm tặc ― an illegal forest harvester
- không tặc ― a plane hijacker
- tin tặc ― a malicious hacker
- dâm tặc ― a rapist
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
tặc
- to click, to clack, to make sound with the tongue
- Synonym: chặc
Usage notes
- Mainly used in the phrase tặc lưỡi.