ngón tay cái

Vietnamese

Etymology

ngón tay (“finger”) +‎ cái (“female”). Compare Chinese 拇指 (mǔzhǐ) < 拇 (mǔ, “thumb”) < 母 (mǔ, “mother”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋɔn˧˦ taj˧˧ kaːj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋɔŋ˦˧˥ taj˧˧ kaːj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋɔŋ˦˥ ta(ː)j˧˧ kaːj˦˥]

Noun

ngón tay cái

1. thumb