vịt
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Middle Vietnamese 鴨 (uịt), from Proto-Vietic *viːt. Alves (2015) suggests a Proto-Tai origin: compare Proto-Tai *pitᴰ, and also Proto-Hlai *ɓit, Proto-Ong-Be *ɓitD1.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vit̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vit̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [vɨt̚˨˩˨] ~ [jɨt̚˨˩˨]
- Homophone: dịch
Noun
(classifier con) vịt • (鴨, 𩿠, 𪆧)
- a duck (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae)