cà nhắc

See also: ca nhạc

Vietnamese

Etymology

cà- (“repetitive prefix”) +‎ nhắc, the second element is probably the same as nhắc (“to lift”). The sense appeared in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651) in đi nhắc, glossed claudico (“to limp”).

False cognate of Khmer ឃ្ញើច (khñəəc).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaː˨˩ ɲak̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaː˦˩ ɲak̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaː˨˩ ɲak̚˦˥]

Verb

cà nhắc

  1. to limp; walk limpingly due to injuries
    Synonyms: khập khiễng, khập khễnh
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