tê giác

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 犀角 (“rhinoceros horn”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [te˧˧ zaːk̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tej˧˧ jaːk̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tej˧˧ jaːk̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) tê giác

  1. (archaic) a rhinoceros horn
    Synonym: sừng tê
  2. a rhinoceros
    Synonyms: tê, tây, tê ngưu

See also

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