thú vật

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 獸物 (animal).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰu˧˦ vət̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰʊw˨˩˦ vək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰʊw˦˥ vək̚˨˩˨] ~ [tʰʊw˦˥ jək̚˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier con) thú vật

  1. animal, usually four-legged