khắc

See also: khạc and khác

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 刻.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xak̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰak̚˦˧˥] ~ [xak̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰak̚˦˥] ~ [xak̚˦˥]

Noun

khắc

(archaic) a unit of time, equal to 15 minutes
(archaic) a unit of time, equal to 4 hours

Verb

khắc

(transitive) to make something by carving
khắc (con) dấu ― to carve a seal
(transitive) to carve something (onto the surface of something else)
khắc tên lên/vào bia ― to carve someone's name on a gravestone
(intransitive, figurative) to be engraved in something
Khoảnh khắc đó đã khắc sâu vào tâm trí tôi.
That moment was deeply engraved in my memory.

Adverb

khắc

eventually
Cứ thử đi, khắc sẽ được ― Just try, you'll eventually succeed

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