trọc

See also: troc, Troc, tróc, tròc, trốc, troç, tròç, troć, and Troć

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Middle Vietnamese tlọc. Likely related to trốc (“head”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈawk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

trọc • (禿, 秃, 育, 鐲, 𬴭)

1. bald (from shaving)
2. (of certain landforms) barren

   đồi trọc ― barren hills

Derived terms

• trọc hếu
• trọc lóc
• trọc lốc
• trọc tếch
• trọc tếu

 

See also

• hói (“bald as a result of male pattern baldness”)