thuỷ tức

See also: thủy tức

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 水螅.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰwi˧˩ tɨk̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰwɪj˧˨ tɨk̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦ tɨk̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) thuỷ tức

  1. a hydra (any of several small freshwater polyps of the genus Hydra and related genera)