thú mỏ vịt

Vietnamese

Etymology

thú (mammal) +‎ mỏ (beak) +‎ vịt (duck), literally "duck-beaked mammal".

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰu˧˦ mɔ˧˩ vit̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰʊw˨˩˦ mɔ˧˨ vit̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰʊw˦˥ mɔ˨˩˦ vɨt̚˨˩˨] ~ [tʰʊw˦˥ mɔ˨˩˦ jɨt̚˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier con) thú mỏ vịt

  1. platypus