xúc tu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 觸手 (“tentacle”, SV: xúc thủ).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sʊwk͡p̚˧˦ tu˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [sʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ tʊw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [sʊwk͡p̚˦˥ tʊw˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cái) xúc tu

  1. (zoology) tentacle
    Synonym: vòi
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