tôm tít
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- tôm tích
Etymology
From tôm (“shrimp, pawn”) + tít (“centipede”).
As tít is a Nghệ An/Hà Tĩnh dialectal term, the phrase "tôm tít" probably originated from that region, then spread to other Central and Southern dialects.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tom˧˧ tit̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tom˧˧ tit̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tom˧˧ tɨt̚˦˥]
Noun
(classifier con) tôm tít
- (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) mantis shrimp
Synonyms
- bề bề