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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From a Sino-Tibetan language. Compare Burmese ခွက် (hkwak), Proto-Loloish *ʔ-kokᴴ (“cup”) (Bradley) and Naxi kual (“bowl”).
Noun
(classifier cái) cốc • (𤥫, 𤭏)
- (Northern Vietnam) glass, tumbler
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Etymology 2
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kuk ~ *kuək (“egret”). Cognate with Khmer កុក (kok, “egret”) and Bahnar klang kok (“egret”).
Noun
(classifier con) cốc • (𪁴, 𪁵, 鵒)
- cormorant
- Synonyms: chim cốc, bồ cốc, cồng cộc
Etymology 3
See cóc.
Noun
(classifier cây, quả, trái) cốc • (谷)
- Alternative form of cóc (“Spondias”)
Etymology 4
Glossed in Từ điển cây thuốc Việt Nam by Võ Văn Chi (2019).
Noun
(classifier cây) cốc
- (Quảng Nam) Irvingia malayana
- Synonyms: cầy, kơ nia
Etymology 5
Uncertain. Glossed in Dictionarium Anamitico-Latinum by Jean-Louis Taberd (1838).
Noun
(classifier cây) cốc • (谷)
- (possibly obsolete) Anthyllis indica