thuỷ tức

See also: thủy tức

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• thủy tức

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 水螅.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰwi˧˩ tɨk̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰwɪj˧˨ tɨk̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦ tɨk̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) thuỷ tức

1. a hydra (any of several small freshwater polyps of the genus Hydra and related genera)