nọc

See also: noc, NOC, noć, nóc, nốc, and noč

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *nɔːk (“stinger (of insect); venom”). Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 毒 (“poison”, SV: độc).

Noun

nọc • (毒, 蝳)

1. venom

Etymology 2

Equivalent to the noun derivative of chọc (“to poke; to thrust”).

Noun

nọc

1. stake, pile (large stake)

See also

• nọc nọc