khỉ đột

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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khỉ (ape; monkey) +‎ đột (to dash; suddenly).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xi˧˩ ʔɗot̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɪj˧˨ ʔɗok̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [xɪj˧˨ ʔɗok̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰɪj˨˩˦ ʔɗok̚˨˩˨] ~ [xɪj˨˩˦ ʔɗok̚˨˩˨]

Noun

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(classifier con) khỉ đột

  1. a gorilla (a kind of ground-dwelling great ape)

Synonyms

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