luộc

See also: luòc and lược

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compare Proto-Tai *luəkᴰ (“to scald”) (whence Thai ลวก (lûuak)) and Cantonese 淥 (luk6, “to boil; to scald”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [luək̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [luək̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [luək̚˨˩˨]

Verb

luộc (灟, 爥, 𤊒, 𤐠)

to boil
- 1957, Đoàn Giỏi, Đất rừng phương Nam, Kim Đồng publishing house, chapter 2
  Lão chỉ mặc độc chiếc quần đùi: da mặt, da lưng đỏ như cua luộc.
  He only wore his shorts; the skin on his face and back was red as boiled crab.

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