Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 嗅覺 (“the sense of smell, smell, olfaction”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xiw˧ˀ˦ z̻aːʔk̚˧ˀ˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [xɨ̞̠w˩ˀ˧ jaːʔk̚˦˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [xɨ̞̠w˦ˀ˥ jaːʔk̚˦ˀ˥]