cộc
Pronunciation
Northern
/kə̰ʔwk˨˩/
Central
/kə̰wk˨˨/
Southern
/kəwk˨˩˨/
short or brief
3 senses
Adjective
short or brief
Details
3 senses
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Details
3 senses
Adjective
Sense 1
Adjective
short or brief
Properties & States
This word is used to describe something that is short, brief, or has been trimmed.
vi Anh ấy mặc một chiếc quần cộc để đi chạy bộ.
en He wears a pair of short pants to go jogging.
Noun
Sense 2
Noun
knock or thump
This noun refers to the sound or action of a knock, a bump, or a heavy thump.
vi Tôi nghe thấy tiếng cộc mạnh vào cánh cửa ban đêm.
en I heard a heavy thump on the door at night.
Verb
Sense 3
Verb
to knock
To knock, bump, or thump means to strike a surface or object and create a dull sound.
vi Cậu bé vô tình cộc đầu vào cạnh bàn.
en The boy accidentally bumped his head against the edge of the table.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𥐏
Candidates by syllable
cộc
𥐏
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.