khuyết

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xwiət̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰwiək̚˦˧˥] ~ [xwiək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰwiək̚˦˥] ~ [xwiək̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 缺.

Adjective

khuyết

  1. (of the moon) crescent
    trăng khuyết
    crescent moon

Etymology 2

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Noun

(classifier con) khuyết

  1. (Central Vietnam) kind of small shrimp in the genus Acetes
    Synonyms: moi, ruốc
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