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