ách

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ach"

Irish

Interjection

ách!

  1. alternative form of ach (ah! och! ugh!)

Further reading

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔajk̟̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔat̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔat̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Noun

(classifier cái) ách

  1. yoke (frame at animals' neck)
  2. (figurative) a heavy disaster or misfortune that one must bear
    ách giữa đàng, quàng vào cổ
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from , or borrowed from French halte.

Verb

ách • (, )

  1. (dated) to stop, get stalled, or fail to continue
  2. (dated) to stop, block, or force to halt

Etymology 3

Adjective

ách

  1. (of stomach) stuffed, with a sense of discomfort or irritation
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Borrowed from French adjudant.[1]

Verb

ách

  1. (dated) the position of deputy manager, a lower-ranking officer during the French colonial period

References

Wastek

Noun

ách

  1. grandmother

References