vẹt

See also: vet, vét, vèt, vêt, vet., and Vet.

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vɛt̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vɛt̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vɛk̚˨˩˨] ~ [jɛk̚˨˩˨]
• Homophone: dẹt

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *t-vɛːt.

Noun

(classifier con) vẹt • (𩿠, 𪀚, 𪆧, 𪇴)

1. (zoology) parrot
2. kite (flying toy on string)

See also

• diều

Etymology 2

Noun

(classifier cây) vẹt

1. , six species of mangrove plants of coastal areas from east Africa to northern Australia.