Vietnamese
Etymology
Compound of cất (“to raise”) + nhắc (“to lift”, variant of nhấc).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kət̚˧˦ ɲak̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kək̚˦˧˥ ɲak̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kək̚˦˥ ɲak̚˦˥]
Verb
cất nhắc • (拮𢲦)
- to promote; upgrade
- to uplift; encourage