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Thai
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 喀 (MC khaek), possibly onomatopoeic. Cognate with Northern Thai ᨡᩣ᩠ᨠ, Lao ຂາກ (khāk) or ຄາກ (khāk), Lü ᦃᦱᧅ (ẋaak), Zhuang gak or gag, Zuojiang Zhuang hak.
Pronunciation
Verb
ขาก • (kàak) (abstract noun การขาก)
- to spit out; to hawk out (phlegm)