lốc
See also: Appendix:Variations of "loc"
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ləwk͡p̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ləwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ləwk͡p̚˦˥]
Etymology 1 edit
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Noun edit
(classifier cơn, trận, con) lốc
See also edit
Derived terms
Etymology 2 edit
From French bloc or English block.
Classifier edit
lốc
Usage notes edit
The word is used mostly to count multipacks of milk and dairy products (individual, usually small, cartons or bottles) wrapped in transparent plastic, but can be used for such packs of anything (e.g. seaweed). It also counts sets of page-a-day calendars. Một lốc sữa is a multipack of four cartons of milk, and một lốc lịch is a set of page-a-day calendars.