côn trùng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 昆蟲, composed of 昆 (“swarming; proliferating; infesting”) and 蟲 (“animal”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kon˧˧ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [koŋ˧˧ ʈʊwŋ͡m˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [koŋ˧˧ ʈʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

Noun

côn trùng (classifier con)

1. an insect

See also

• sâu bọ