gác

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

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From French garde.

Verb

gác

  1. to guard; to watch
Derived terms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Possibly related to ghếch (cf. rác and rếch, bạc and bệch).

Verb

gác • (, , , , )

  1. to put something on something; to hang something on something
    gác chân lên bàn
    to put/rest one's legs on a table
  2. to put on hold
    Giờ ta tạm gác lại chuyện đó.
    Let's put that on hold for the time being.

Etymology 3

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (pavillion, SV: các).

Noun

gác

  1. (architecture) a loft
    Synonym: gác lửng
Usage notes
  • If it's a tầng or lầu (floor; story), you get there by climbing a flight of stairs. If it's a gác (loft), you get there by climbing a ladder.

See also

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