gộc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Doublet of gốc.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

gộc • (梮, 㭲, 谷)

  1. stock (trunk or woody stem of a tree, esp. a bamboo)

Adjective

gộc

  1. stocky; big; huge
  2. (colloquial) prestigious; senior; experienced
    Hắn là tay gộc trong chính trường
    He is an experienced player in the political arena.

See also

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