cuốc

See also: cước and cuộc

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kuək̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kuək̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kuək̚˦˥]
• Homophone: quốc (northern Vietnam)

Etymology 1

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Noun

(classifier con) cuốc • (𪅦, 𫛐)

1. swamphen

Synonyms

• cút

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 钁/鐝 (SV: quyết, quắc).

Noun

(classifier cây, cái) cuốc • (𨫵)

1. hoe

Verb

cuốc

1. to hoe

Etymology 3

From French course.

Noun

cuốc

1. errand

References

• "course" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)