vịt
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Vietic *viːt (“duck”).
Alves (2015) suggests a Proto-Tai origin: compare Proto-Tai *pitᴰ, and also Proto-Hlai *ɓit, Proto-Ong-Be *ɓitD1.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vit̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vit̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vɨt̚˨˩˨] ~ [jɨt̚˨˩˨]
- Homophone: dịch
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Noun[edit]
(classifier con) vịt • (鴨, 𩿠, 𪆧)
- a duck (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae)