khắp

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xap̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰap̚˦˧˥] ~ [xap̚˦˧˥]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰap̚˦˥] ~ [xap̚˦˥]
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Etymology 1

Adverb

khắp • (泣, 恰, 插, 𬩢, 掐)

all over; throughout
Loài bướm này phân bố khắp châu Âu.
The species of this butterfly is distributed throughout Europe.

Derived terms

hầu khắp
khắp chợ cùng quê
khắp nơi (everywhere)

Etymology 2

Possibly from Sino-Tibetan, but both the initial and coda are hard to explain.

Alternative forms

hấp

Numeral

khắp

(probably obsolete, chiefly pig traders' cant) seven

See also

(numerals in pig traders' cant) số đếm trong tiếng lóng lái lợn; chách (“one”), lái/nái (“two”), thâm (“three”), chớ (“four”), kẹo (“five”), mục (“six”), khắp/hấp (“seven”), bét (“eight”), khươm/khơm (“nine”), nạp/lạp (“ten”), ^{(Category: vi:Numerals in pig traders' cant)}