tếch

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Muong

Etymology

Cognate with Vietnamese đứt.

Pronunciation

Verb

tếch

  1. (Mường Bi) to break; to be cut off
    tếch thayto have a cut on one's hand

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French teck, from Portuguese teca, from Malayalam തേക്കു് (tēkkŭŭ) or Tamil தேக்கு (tēkku).

Noun

(classifier cây) tếch ()

  1. teak

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

tếch

  1. (nautical, obsolete) aft (toward the stern of a boat)
    Antonym: bồng
  2. (by extension, obsolete) stern of a boat
    Synonyms: đuôi, lái
Usage notes
  • The nautical senses, like its counterpart bồng, are pretty much obsolete and nowadays can only be found in idioms such as nặng bồng nhẹ tếch.
Derived terms
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Compare Vietnamese tích as in mồng tích.

Noun

tếch

  1. cock's wattle (usually referring to wattles hanging under cock's ear)

Etymology 4

Compare Vietnamese tách.

Noun

tếch

  1. to bail out; to exist quickly
    Synonym: chuồn
  2. to depart
    Vì cơ thương cẩu, lang quân tếch ngàn(please add an English translation of this usage example)