khắp

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xap̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰap̚˦˧˥] ~ [xap̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰap̚˦˥] ~ [xap̚˦˥]

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Etymology 1

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “There're some intriguing Trans-Himalayan comparanda, most notably Tibetan ཁྱབ (khyab, “to become widespread, to pervade, to fill, to cover”) (its cognate Chinese 蓋 (OC *[k]ˤap-s) is certainly not the source), but then the iconicity of this word shape and its spread all over the language families in the region makes it hard to be sure.”

Adverb

khắp • (泣, 恰, 插, 𬩢, 掐)

1. all over; throughout

   Loài bướm này phân bố khắp châu Âu.

   The species of this butterfly is distributed throughout Europe.

Derived terms

• hầu khắp
• khắp chợ cùng quê
• khắp nơi (everywhere)

Etymology 2

Possibly from Sino-Tibetan, but both the initial and coda are hard to explain.

Alternative forms

• hấp

Numeral

khắp

1. (probably obsolete, chiefly pig traders' cant) seven

See also

• (numerals in pig traders' cant) số đếm trong tiếng lóng lái lợn; chách (“one”), lái/nái (“two”), thâm (“three”), chớ (“four”), kẹo (“five”), mục (“six”), khắp/hấp (“seven”), bét (“eight”), khươm/khơm (“nine”), nạp/lạp (“ten”), ^{(Category: vi:Numerals in pig traders' cant)}