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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *nɔːk (“stinger (of insect); venom”). Possibly related to chọc (“to prick, to puncture”) (Alves, 2015) through an infixed form.
Attested with the meaning "stinger" (Portuguese ferrão, Latin aculeus) in Middle Vietnamese in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum.
Noun
nọc • (毒, 蝳)
- venom
- nọc ong/rắn ― bee/hornet/snake venom
- lấy nọc rắn ― to milk a snake
See also
Etymology 2
Equivalent to the noun derivative of chọc (“to poke; to thrust”). Derived from the same verb as of etymology 1.
Noun
(classifier cái, cây) nọc • (𣕬)
- stake, pile (large stake)
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from sense 'stake'?”)
Adjective
nọc
- (of livestock) breeding male
- heo/lợn nọc ― breeding male pig
- bò nọc ― breeding bull
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