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Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-taːk, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ktaat (to cluck), ultimately onomatopoeic. Cognates within Vietic include Muong [Hoà Bình] kuk⁸ taːk⁷, Tho [Cuối Chăm] kuk⁸ taːk⁷, Chut kutaːk⁷, and Arem kutæːk. Other cognates include Mon ကတတ် (to cluck, cackle), Nyah Kur [Northern] kǝták ("cackling (of a hen)"), Khmer ខ្តត (khtɑɑt, to cluck, cackle), Bahnar kơtak (cluck, cackle), Ngeq katoːc ("to crow; to cackle"), Semai kutok (to cackle, cluck (of a hen)), Cua takɔːt ("cackle of chicken").

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ taːk̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ taːk̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ taːk̚˦˥]

Interjection

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  1. (onomatopoeia) cluck; cackle; bock

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