cốc

See also: coc, COC, cóc, còc, and čoc

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

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Etymology 1

From a Sino-Tibetan language. Compare Burmese ခွက် (hkwak), Proto-Loloish *ʔ-kokᴴ (“cup”) (Bradley) and Naxi kual (“bowl”).

Noun

(classifier cái) cốc • (𤥫, 𤭏)

1. (Northern Vietnam) glass, tumbler

See also

• chén
• ly, li
• tách

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kuk ~ *kuək (“egret”). Cognate with Khmer កុក (kok, “egret”) and Bahnar klang kok (“egret”).

Noun

(classifier con) cốc • (𪁴, 𪁵, 鵒)

1. cormorant

   Synonyms: chim cốc, bồ cốc, cồng cộc

Etymology 3

See cóc.

Noun

(classifier cây, quả, trái) cốc • (谷)

1. Alternative form of cóc (“Spondias”)

Etymology 4

Glossed in Từ điển cây thuốc Việt Nam [Vietnamese Dictionary of Medicinal Herbs] by Võ Văn Chi (2019).

Noun

(classifier cây) cốc

1. (Quảng Nam) Irvingia malayana

   Synonyms: cầy, kơ nia

Etymology 5

Uncertain. Glossed in Dictionarium Anamitico-Latinum [Anmamese-Latin Dictionary] by Jean-Louis Taberd (1838).

Noun

(classifier cây) cốc • (谷)

1. (possibly obsolete) Anthyllis indica