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cốc

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Syllables · tones
cốcrisingsắc

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cốc means glass; tumbler.

Classifier: cái — e.g. một cái cốc (one glass)

Meanings of cốc in English

Noun

  1. Northern Vietnam glass, tumbler

Noun

  1. cormorant

Noun

  1. Irvingia malayana ≈ cầykơ nia

Interjection

  1. onomatopoeia knock, the sound of hitting hard objects (usually wood or wooden doors)
    • cốc cốc cốc, ai gọi đó?knock knock knock, who's there?

Verb

  1. to knock (on the head) using one's knuckle ≈ gõ
    • cốc vào đầuto knock on the head

Noun

  1. alternative form of cóc (“Spondias”)

Noun

  1. obsolete Anthyllis indica

Words with cốc

cốc nguyệt sancông cốcgià cốcgià cốc đếcốc tai

Example sentences with cốc

  • Làm ơn cho tôi một cốc nước. Give me a glass of water, please.
  • Xin hãy cho tôi một cốc nước. Please give me a cup of water.
  • Đây không phải cốc trà của tôi. This is not my cup of tea.
  • Bạn đã uống cốc của tôi. You drank from my cup.
  • Cái cốc đang ở trên giá. The cup is on the shelf.
  • Tom chỉ uống một cốc bia. Tom only drank one beer.
  • Tôi thích cốc trà của tôi. I liked my cup of tea.
  • Tôi muốn một cốc gin tonic. What I want is a gin and tonic.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, cốc could be written as 𤥫, 𤭏, 𪁴, 𪁵. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Of Sino-Tibetan origin. Compare Burmese ခွက် (hkwak), Proto-Loloish *ʔ-kokᴴ (“cup”) (Bradley) and Naxi kual (“bowl”).

Frequently asked questions

What does cốc mean in English?

cốc (noun) means "glass; tumbler".

How do you pronounce cốc?

IPA: Hanoi [kəwk͡p̚˧˦]; Saigon [kəwk͡p̚˦˥]. Tones: cốc — rising tone (sắc).

What classifier is used with cốc?

Common classifiers: cái — for example "một cái cốc" (one glass).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.