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gạc

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See also: GAC, Gac, gac, gać, Gać, gác, gấc, and -gaç

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

In spite of superficial resemblance, this word is not a descendant of Chinese (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

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gạc ()

  1. branched trunk or horn; antler
    gạc naideer antler

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from French gaze.

Noun

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gạc

  1. (medicine) gauze