vạc

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vac"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vaːk̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vaːk̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vaːk̚˨˩˨] ~ [jaːk̚˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 鑊 (“cauldron”, SV: hoạch).

Noun

(classifier cái) vạc • (𪂱, 𪅥, 𪅫)

  1. cauldron

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Compare Khmer ខ្វែក (khvaek), Dutch kwak, Maltese kwakka.

Noun

(classifier con) vạc • (𪂱, 𪅥, 𪅫)

  1. black-crowned night heron
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