chạc

See also: chắc and chậc

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɟaːk. Compare Proto-Tai *ɟɤːk (“rope; cord”) (whence Thai เชือก (chʉ̂ʉak), Lao ເຊືອກ (sư̄ak)).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaːk̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaːk̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [caːk̚˨˩˨]

Noun

chạc • (櫂)

  1. tree fork; tree crotch
  2. (North Central Vietnam) rope

Verb

chạc • (鐯)

  1. to charge
  2. to freeload

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