chọc

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kcok ~ *kcook (“to prick, puncture, to provoke”); cognate with Khmer ចាក់ (cak, “to pierce, stab, inject”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

chọc • (𢹅, 𨫈)

1. to prick, to puncture
2. to tease
3. to make someone angry, to provoke

Derived terms

Derived terms

• chọc ghẹo
• chọc phá
• trêu chọc

 

Related terms

• chọt