nọc

See also: Appendix:Variations of "noc"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [nawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [nawk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *nɔːk (“stinger (of insect); venom”). Possibly related to chọc (“to prick, to puncture”) (Alves, 2015) through an infixed form.

Attested with the meaning "stinger" (Portuguese ferrão, Latin aculeus) in Middle Vietnamese in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum.

Noun

nọc • (毒, 蝳)

1. venom

   nọc ong/rắn ― bee/hornet/snake venom

   lấy nọc rắn ― to milk a snake

See also

• nọc độc

Etymology 2

Equivalent to the noun derivative of chọc (“to poke; to thrust”). Derived from the same verb as of etymology 1.

Noun

(classifier cái, cây) nọc • (𣕬)

1. stake, pile (large stake)

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from sense 'stake'?”)

Adjective

nọc

1. (of livestock) breeding male

   heo/lợn nọc ― breeding male pig

   bò nọc ― breeding bull

Anagrams

• cọn