trọc

See also: troc, Troc, tróc, tròc, trốc, troç, tròç, troć, and Troć

Vietnamese

Etymology

Attested as tlọc in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

trọc • (禿, , , , 𬴭)

  1. bald (from shaving)
  2. (of certain landforms) barren
    đồi trọcbarren hills

Derived terms

  • trọc hếu
  • trọc lóc
  • trọc lốc
  • trọc tếch
  • trọc tếu

See also

  • hói (bald as a result of male pattern baldness)