bọ chét

See also: bochet

Vietnamese

Etymology

bọ (“bug”) +‎ chét; the second element from Proto-Vietic *cɛːt.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔ˧˨ʔ t͡ɕɛt̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔ˨˩ʔ t͡ɕɛt̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔ˨˩˨ cɛk̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) bọ chét

  1. a flea (a parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera)
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