dọc

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jawk͡p̚˨˩˨]
• Homophone: rọc (Northern Vietnam)

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Etymology 1

Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] jɔːk⁸.

Adverb

dọc • (𨂔, 𫆡)

1. alongside, side by side
2. vertical

Preposition

dọc • (𫆡)

1. along

Etymology 2

In spite of Baxter-Sagart (2014)'s proposal, this term certainly was not directly derived from Old Chinese 脰 (OC *kə.dˤok-s) (B-S) (SV: đậu) (which yielded nóc (“rooftop”) instead). If there was even a relationship, it must be a borrowing from a fellow Vietic language, and from there to the Old Chinese term.

Noun

dọc

1. leafstalk (of some plants)

   sống mũi dọc dừa ― tall, slender nosebridge resembling a coconut plant's leafstalk

2. spine, dull side of the blade (of a knife)

   Lấy dọc dao mà dần xương ― Use the knife's spine to crush the bones

3. stem, mouthpiece (of a pipe)

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

(classifier cây) dọc

1. Garcinia multiflora