vịt

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See also: vit, vít, vît, and Vít

Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Vietic *viːt (“duck”).

Alves (2015) suggests a Proto-Tai origin: compare Proto-Tai *pitᴰ, and also Proto-Hlai *ɓit, Proto-Ong-Be *ɓitD1.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vit̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vit̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vɨt̚˨˩˨] ~ [jɨt̚˨˩˨]
Homophone: dịch
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)

Noun[edit]

(classifier con) vịt • (鴨, 𩿠, 𪆧)

a duck (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae)

See also[edit]

cạp; cạp cạp

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