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khỉ

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Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Vietic *kʰih.

Noun

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khỉ • (𤠲, 𤠳, 󱨙) (classifier con)

  1. monkey (primate)
    Synonym: voọc
    trò khỉ ― a "monkey trick" / a stupid comedy routine
    Hay cái con khỉ!
    Good my ass!
    Khỉ thật!
    Damn it!
  2. (loosely) ape (animal)
    Synonym: vượn
    Hành tinh khỉ ― Planet Of The Apes
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Etymology 2

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Romanization

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khỉ

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 起 (“to start”); obsolete form of khởi
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