| Etymology / Loanword |
| word |
meaning |
assessment |
source |
| không khí |
the air |
clearly borrowed |
空气 hung1 hei3 (Cantonese) | 空气, kōng qì(Chinese) |
| kim |
the needle(1) |
perhaps borrowed |
金 gam1 (Cantonese) | 金, jīn(Chinese) |
| khăn |
the towel |
probably borrowed |
巾 gan1 (Cantonese) | *kr@n (巾, jīn)(Old Chinese) |
| chìa (khoá) |
the key |
perhaps borrowed |
匙 ci4 (Cantonese) | (EH) * (匙, shí)(Old Chinese) |
| keo |
the glue |
probably borrowed |
膠 gaau1 (Cantonese) | (EH) *kriǝ̄w (膠, jiāo)(Old Chinese) |
| kính (1) |
the glass |
perhaps borrowed |
晶 zing1 (Cantonese) | 晶, jīng(Chinese) |
| khắc |
to carve |
clearly borrowed |
刻 hak1 (Cantonese) | 刻, kè(Chinese) |
| khiễu vũ |
to dance |
clearly borrowed |
跳舞 tiu3 mou5 (Cantonese) | 跳舞, tiào wǔ(Chinese) |
| kết thúc |
to finish |
clearly borrowed |
結束 git3 cuk1 (Cantonese) | 結束, jié shù(Chinese) |
| khóc |
to cry |
probably borrowed |
哭 huk1 (Cantonese) | *khōk (哭, kū)(Old Chinese) |
| kiêu ngạo |
proud |
clearly borrowed |
驕傲 giu1 ngou6 (Cantonese) | 驕傲, jiào ào(Chinese) |
| sự khiển trách |
the blame |
clearly borrowed |
譴責 hin2 zaak3 (Cantonese) | 譴責, qiǎn zé(Chinese) |
| ý kiến |
the idea |
clearly borrowed |
意見 ji3 gin3 (Cantonese) | 意見, yì jiàn(Chinese) |
| khó |
difficult |
probably borrowed |
苦 fu2 (Cantonese) | *khā́ (苦, kǔ)(Old Chinese) |
| không |
no |
probably borrowed |
空 hung1 (Cantonese) | 空, kōng(Chinese) |
| kêu |
to call(1) |
probably borrowed |
叫 giu3 (Cantonese) | (EH) *kiǝ̄wh (叫, jiào)(Old Chinese) |
| khoe |
to boast |
probably borrowed |
誇 kwaa1 (Cantonese) | *khwra:_ (誇, kuā)(Old Chinese) |
| khách |
the guest |
clearly borrowed |
客 haak3 (Cantonese) | 客, kè(Chinese) |
| vũ khí |
the weapons |
clearly borrowed |
武器 mou5 hei3 (Cantonese) | 武器, wǔ qì(Chinese) |
| phục kích |
the ambush |
clearly borrowed |
伏擊 fuk6 gik1 (Cantonese) | 伏擊, fú jī(Chinese) |
| kết án |
to condemn |
clearly borrowed |
結案 git3 on3 (Cantonese) | 結案, jié àn(Chinese) |
| kết án |
to convict |
clearly borrowed |
結案 git3 on3 (Cantonese) | 結案, jié àn(Chinese) |
| kính (2) |
the spectacles/glasses |
probably borrowed |
眼鏡 ngaan5 geng3 (Cantonese) | 眼鏡, yǎn jìng(Chinese) |
| bưu kiện |
the post/mail |
clearly borrowed |
郵件 jau4 gin6 (Cantonese) | 郵件, yóu jiàn(Chinese) |
| không |
not |
probably borrowed |
空 hung1 (Cantonese) | 空, kōng(Chinese) |
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