khích

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 激.

The aspiration of the initial velar is unusual. Compare the alternative reading kích and the homonymous 擊 (MC kek), which also gave the expected reading.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xïk̟̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɨt̚˦˧˥] ~ [xɨt̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰɨt̚˦˥] ~ [xɨt̚˦˥]

Verb

khích

  1. to provoke; to irritate; to annoy

Derived terms

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