gốc
Hanoi [ɣəwk͡p̚˧˦]Huế [ɣəwk͡p̚˦˧˥]Saigon [ɣəwk͡p̚˦˥] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
gốc means origin; root.
Classifier: cái — e.g. một cái gốc (one origin)
Meanings of gốc in English
Noun
- origin
- root
- foot (of a tree, etc.)
Adjective
- original
- Tài liệu gốc hiện được lưu giữ tại Bảo tàng Quốc gia.The original document is currently kept at the National Museum.
Words with gốc
Example sentences with gốc
- Nhổ cỏ thì phải nhổ tận gốc. If you're going to pull weeds, pull them out by the roots.
- Tom đang nghỉ ngơi dưới gốc cây. Tom is resting beneath the tree.
- Tom đang ngồi dưới gốc cây. Tom is sitting beneath the tree.
- Tôi ngồi xuống, dựa lưng vào gốc cây. I sat down, leaning my back against the tree.
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, gốc could be written as 㭲, 梏. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *t-koːk. Doublet of gộc.
Frequently asked questions
What does gốc mean in English?
gốc (noun) means "origin; root".
How do you pronounce gốc?
IPA: Hanoi [ɣəwk͡p̚˧˦]; Saigon [ɣəwk͡p̚˦˥]. Tones: gốc — rising tone (sắc).
What classifier is used with gốc?
Common classifiers: cái — for example "một cái gốc" (one origin).