ách

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ach"

Irish

Interjection

ách!

  1. alternative form of ach (ah! och! ugh!)

Further reading

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔajk̟̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔat̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔat̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

    Sino-Vietnamese word from .

    Noun

    (classifier cái) ách

    1. yoke (frame at animals' neck)

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Vietnamese word from .

      Noun

      (classifier cái) ách

      1. (figurative) a heavy disaster or misfortune that one must bear
        ách giữa đàng, quàng vào cổ
        (please add an English translation of this usage example)

      Etymology 3

        Sino-Vietnamese word from , or borrowed from French halte.

        Verb

        ách • (, )

        1. (dated) to stop, get stalled, or fail to continue
        2. (dated) to stop, block, or force to halt

        Etymology 4

        Adjective

        ách

        1. (of stomach) stuffed, with a sense of discomfort or irritation
        Derived terms

        Etymology 5

        Borrowed from French adjudant.[1]

        Verb

        ách

        1. (dated) the position of deputy manager, a lower-ranking officer during the French colonial period

        References

        Wastek

        Noun

        ách

        1. grandmother

        References