chích
See also: chich and ch'ich'
Middle Irish
Noun
chích f
- Lenited form of cích.
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *cuk ~ *cuuk ~ *cuək ~ *cak ~ *ciik ~ *c(i)ək (“to prod; to pierce”); cognate with Khmer ចឹក (cək).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕïk̟̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨt̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cɨt̚˦˥]
Verb
chích (刺)
- to prick
- (dialectal, of an insect) to sting
- Synonym: đốt
- (dialectal) to inject (medicine)
- Synonym: tiêm