Vietnamese
Etymology
khỉ (“monkey; ape”) + đầu (“head”) + chó (“dog”), literally "dog-headed monkey"
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xi˧˩ ʔɗəw˨˩ t͡ɕɔ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɪj˧˨ ʔɗəw˦˩ t͡ɕɔ˨˩˦] ~ [xɪj˧˨ ʔɗəw˦˩ t͡ɕɔ˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰɪj˨˩˦ ʔɗəw˨˩ cɔ˦˥] ~ [xɪj˨˩˦ ʔɗəw˨˩ cɔ˦˥]
Noun
khỉ đầu chó
- baboon
See also