ọc
Verb: - To vomit; to throw up: To forcefully expel the contents of the stomach through the mouth. This word often describes a sudden, sometimes forceful, act of vomiting, particularly in the context of infants or when referring to liquids like milk or blood.
The verb ọc is used to describe the action of vomiting. It is more specific than the general word nôn (to vomit), often implying a single, sudden, or gushing expulsion, especially of liquids. - It is commonly used when talking about babies spitting up milk. - It can also be used for other substances, like blood, being forcefully expelled.
- (The baby just finished feeding and vomited/spit up the milk.)
- (Blood gushed/vomited out of his/her mouth.)
- (The child vomited/spit up the milk right after feeding.)
- ọc ọc: This reduplicated form can be used to describe the sound or repeated action of retching or vomiting.
- Nghe tiếng ọc ọc trong cổ họng. (To hear a gurgling/retching sound in the throat.)
- Nôn (verb): A more general and common term for "to vomit."
- Ói (verb): A colloquial synonym for "to vomit," similar to .
- Mửa (verb): Another synonym for "to vomit," often used in Southern Vietnam.
- Throw up (verb): To vomit. (General)
- Spew (verb): To flow or gush out in a stream, often forcefully. (Can be used for liquids like blood)
- Regurgitate (verb): To bring swallowed food back into the mouth. (More formal/technical, often for infants or animals)
- ọc ra: to vomit out.
- Nó ọc ra tất cả những gì đã ăn. (He/She vomited out everything he/she had eaten.)
Note: There are no common idioms that use the exact word ọc as the core component. Idioms related to vomiting typically use the more general word nôn, such as "nôn ra máu" (to vomit blood, meaning to be extremely angry or upset).