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Muong
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
lốc
- (Mường Bi) small scratch
References
- Nguyễn Văn Khang, Bùi Chỉ, Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội.
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Compare trốc (“to lift up”).
Noun
(classifier cơn, trận, con) lốc
- vortex
- tornado, twister
- Synonym: (Southern Vietnam) trốt
See also
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French bloc or English block.
Classifier
lốc
- block
Usage notes
- The word is used mostly to count multipacks of milk and dairy products (individual, usually small, cartons or bottles) wrapped in transparent plastic, but can be used for such packs of anything (e.g. seaweed). It also counts sets of page-a-day calendars. Một lốc sữa is a multipack of four cartons of milk, and một lốc lịch is a set of page-a-day calendars.
Derived terms