quắc

verbnoun

Hanoi [kwak̚˧˦]Huế [kwak̚˦˧˥]Saigon [wak̚˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

quắcrisingsắc

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

quắc means to scowl; to glower; to look angrily.

Meanings of quắc in English

Verb

to scowl, to glower, to look angrily

Noun

rare quark

Example sentences with quắc

Tom say quắc cần câu. Tom drank heavily.

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, quắc could be written as 𥊞. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From English quark.

Frequently asked questions

What does quắc mean in English?

quắc (verb) means "to scowl; to glower; to look angrily".

How do you pronounce quắc?

IPA: Hanoi [kwak̚˧˦]; Saigon [wak̚˦˥]. Tones: quắc — rising tone (sắc).

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. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.