hóc

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *hɔɔk; cognate with Eastern Mnong dhŏk (“to choke”) and Proto-Katuic *hɔɔk (“to choke on food”) (whence Pacoh hoq). Related to Acehnese huëk.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

hóc • (𫘲, 𬲑)

1. to choke on food, especially bones

   Synonym: nghẹn