lốc

See also: loc, LOC, LoC, lọc, lộc, and loc.

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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Noun

(classifier cơn) lốc

1. vortex
2. tornado

Etymology 2

From English block

Noun

lốc

1. (counter word) block

Usage notes

The word is used mostly to count milk boxes and page-a-day calendars. Một lốc sữa means a block of four boxes of milk and một lốc lịch means a set of page-a-day calendars.

Derived terms

• lịch lốc (page-a-day calendar)