tôm tít
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Vietnamese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (Southern Vietnam, unetymological spelling) tôm tích
Etymology
[edit]From tôm (“shrimp, pawn”) + tít (“centipede”). Equivalent to tôm + rết in Northern Vietnam, and tôm + rít in Southern Vietnam.
As tít is a North Central form, the phrase "tôm tít" certainly originated from that region, then spread to other Central and Southern dialects.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) mantis shrimp
- Synonym: bề bề