cóc

See also: coc, COC, còc, cọc, cộc, cốc, and čoc

Highland Popoluca

Noun

cóc

1. loft

References

• Elson, Benjamin F., Gutiérrez G., Donaciano (1999) Diccionario popoluca de la Sierra, Veracruz (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 41)‎^[1] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., →ISBN, page 14

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Middle Vietnamese căóc, cóc.

Noun

(classifier con) cóc • (𧋉)

1. a toad

   Con cóc là cậu ông trời,
   Nếu ai đánh cóc thì trời đánh cho.

   The Toad is the Heavenly Lord's boss,
   If you strike him, the Lord will strike you.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• cóc ca cóc cách
• cóc cách
• cóc gặm
• cóc nhảy
• cóc tía
• cóc vái trời
• cóc vàng
• nhảy cóc

 

Etymology 2

Particle

cóc

1. (colloquial) not

Derived terms

Derived terms

• cóc cần
• cóc khô

 

Interjection

cóc

1. (colloquial) no

Usage notes

• Very informal. Not vulgar like đéo, thus preferable, especially in dialog writing or translation.

Etymology 3

Compare Proto-Katuic *ʔakɔk, Khmu [Cuang] kok, Thai กอก (gɔ̀ɔk).

Noun

(classifier cây, trái, quả) cóc • (㭲)

1. species in the genus Spondias, such as Spondias dulcis