lóc

See also: Appendix:Variations of "loc"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compare Old Chinese 剝 (OC *[p]ˤrok) (B-S) (SV: bác), Proto-Bahnaric *plo(ː)k (“to peel, to take off”), Proto-Katuic *lok, *lɔɔk (“to peel”).

Also compare tróc, róc.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lawk͡p̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lawk͡p̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [lawk͡p̚˦˥]

Verb

lóc • (𫼚, 膔)

1. to cut off, to remove the flesh, skin, etc.