tinh tinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 猩猩 (“ape; orangutan”), from Chinese 猩猩 (xīngxing).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tïŋ˧˧ tïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨn˧˧ tɨn˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨn˧˧ tɨn˧˧]
  • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

Noun

(classifier con) tinh tinh

  1. a chimpanzee
    Synonym: hắc tinh tinh

See also

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