chuột túi

Vietnamese

Etymology

chuột (“rat; mouse”) +‎ túi (“pouch”), calque of Chinese 袋鼠 (đại thử, literally “pouched rat”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuət̚˧˨ʔ tuj˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuək̚˨˩ʔ tuj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cuək̚˨˩˨ tuj˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) chuột túi

(dated) kangaroo
Synonym: căng-gu-ru

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