gạc

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gac"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Compare Proto-Katuic *ʔŋgaak (whence Pacoh acec (“branch”)).

In spite of superficial resemblance, this word is not a descendant of Chinese 角 (MC kaewk, “horn”) (SV: giác), which had a very different vowel during the Old Chinese period, while later forms disagree with Vietnamese gạc in terms of voicing and (lack the) environment for lenition.

Noun

gạc • (觡)

  1. branched trunk or horn; antler
    gạc nai ― deer antler

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French gaze.

Noun

gạc

  1. (medicine) gauze
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