cóc
Highland Popoluca
References
- Elson, Benjamin F.; Gutiérrez G., Donaciano (1999) Diccionario popoluca de la Sierra, Veracruz (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 41) (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., →ISBN, page 14
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kawk͡p̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kawk͡p̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kawk͡p̚˦˥]
Etymology 1
From Middle Vietnamese căóc, cóc.
Noun
(classifier con) cóc • (𧋉)
- a toad
- Con cóc là cậu ông trời,
Nếu ai đánh cóc thì trời đánh cho.- The Toad is the Heavenly Lord's boss,
If you strike him, the Lord will strike you.
- The Toad is the Heavenly Lord's boss,
Derived terms
Derived terms
- cóc cần
- cóc khô
Usage notes
- Very informal. Not vulgar like đéo, thus preferable, especially in dialog writing or translation.
Etymology 3
Compare Proto-Katuic *ʔakɔk, Khmu [Cuang] kok, Thai กอก (gɔ̀ɔk).
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