tóc
Hanoi [tawk͡p̚˧˦]Huế [tawk͡p̚˦˧˥]Saigon [tawk͡p̚˦˥] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
tóc means headhair.
Meanings of tóc in English
Noun
- headhair
- sợi/cọng tóca single strand of headhair
- mái tócall the headhairs as a unit
Words with tóc
Example sentences with tóc
- Mary có một mái tóc rất dài. Mary has very long hair.
- Người đàn ông đó để tóc dài. That man has long hair.
- Tôi cần phải tẩy tóc ở tiệm. I need to get my hair bleached at the salon.
- Tôi chải tóc 100 lần mỗi tối. I brush my hair 100 strokes every night.
- Mary có mái tóc đen tuyệt đẹp. Mary has beautiful dark hair.
- Lidia có mái tóc thẳng màu vàng. Lidia has straight blonde hair.
- Giữ tóc của bạn ở đó! Keep your hair on!
- Tom là nhà tạo mẫu tóc. Tom is a hair stylist.
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, tóc could be written as 束, 速, 𩯀, 𫅯. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *-suk, from Proto-Austroasiatic *sukʔ ~ *sɔkʔ (“hair”). Cognate with Muong Bi thắc, Bahnar sŏk, Khmer សក់ (sɑk) and Mon သော် (sok).
Frequently asked questions
What does tóc mean in English?
tóc (noun) means "headhair".
How do you pronounce tóc?
IPA: Hanoi [tawk͡p̚˧˦]; Saigon [tawk͡p̚˦˥]. Tones: tóc — rising tone (sắc).
What classifier is used with tóc?
Common classifiers: sợi, cọng, mái — for example "một sợi tóc" (one headhair).