Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *g(uə)h (to knock); cognates with Khmer គោះ (kŭəh) and Chrau gŏh.

Pronunciation

Verb

• (𢱗)

  1. to hit with the side of the fist, with the knuckles, with the fingertips, or with a short stick, in order to knock, type, hit a bell, hit a wooden fish, or knock at someone's head
    Synonyms: cốc (to knock on someone's head), (to knock on someone's head), đánh (to type)
    cửato knock at/on the door
    (đầu) ngón tayto tap one's fingers
    đầu trẻ(of a teacher) to knock on children's heads in classes
    tiếng Việt trên Linuxto type Vietnamese on Linux
  2. (medicine) to percuss

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