chọc

See also: choć, chốc, choc, and Choc

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Austroasiatic *cɔkʔ (to prick, to pierce). Cognate with Khmer ចាក់ (cak, to pierce, stab, inject), Khmu [Cuang] cɔk.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

chọc • (𢹅, 𨫈)

  1. to prick; to jab; to puncture
  2. to poke; to prod
  3. (figurative) to tease; to provoke
  4. (figurative) to annoy; to bother

Derived terms