nọc
Vietnamese
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Vietic *nɔːk (“stinger (of insect); venom”). Possibly related to chọc (“to prick, to puncture”) (Alves, 2015) through an infixed form.
Attested with the meaning "stinger" (Portuguese ferrão, Latin aculeus) in Middle Vietnamese in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum.
Noun
edit- venom
- nọc ong/rắn ― bee/hornet/snake venom
- lấy nọc rắn ― to milk a snake
See also
editDerived terms
Etymology 2
editEquivalent to the noun derivative of chọc (“to poke; to thrust”). Derived from the same verb as of etymology 1.
Noun
edit(classifier cái, cây) nọc • (𣕬)
Etymology 3
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from sense 'stake'?”)
Adjective
editnọc