khằng khặc

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Full reduplication of khặc, ultimately onomatopoeic. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaŋ˨˩ xak̚˧˨ʔ] (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaŋ˦˩ kʰak̚˨˩ʔ] (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaŋ˨˩ kʰak̚˨˩˨] === Adjective === khằng khặc • (咯咯) (colloquial, of sounds made in the throat) hacking, cackling repeatedly ho khằng khặc ― to have a hacking cough === Further reading === “khằng khặc”, in Soha Tra Từ (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Vietnam Communications Corporation.