giốc

Một người thổi giốc để báo hiệu.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of horn or trumpet: A traditional wind instrument, often made from animal horn or wood, used to produce loud, signaling sounds. Historically used in rural or mountainous regions of Vietnam.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Người dân tộc thổi giốc để tập hợp làng. (The ethnic people blow the giốc to gather the village.)
  • Tiếng giốc vang lên từ đầu núi. (The sound of the horn echoed from the mountain top.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "giốc" is considered a variant or regional form of the more standard word "giác" (also meaning horn or trumpet).

Variants and Related Words

• Giác (n): The more common standard term for a horn or trumpet.
  • Tiếng giác báo hiệu giờ chiều. (The horn signaled the evening hour.)

Synonyms

• Horn: A wind instrument used for signaling.
• Trumpet: A brass instrument, but used here in the context of a simple signaling horn.

Notes on Usage

• "Giốc" is an archaic or dialectal term. In modern Vietnamese, "giác" or more specific terms like "tù và" (conch shell trumpet) are more commonly used.
• It is primarily found in historical texts, folk poetry, or descriptions of traditional culture.