kếch

Muong

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *kəc ~ *kɨc, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔic ~ *ʔiə[c] ~ *ʔ[ə]c. Cognate with Vietnamese cứt (“shit”).

For the semantic development, compare Malay tahi besi, Javanese ꦠꦲꦶ (tai), Burmese သံချေး (samhkye:), Chepang खय (khəy), all mean "rust".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kec⁵/

Adjective

kếch

(Mường Bi) rusted; rusty

References

Nguyễn Văn Khang, Bùi Chỉ, Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary), Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəjk̟̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ket̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəːt̚˦˥]

Adjective

kếch

(colloquial) huge; enormous

Derived terms

kếch xù

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