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˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [sʊwk͡p̚˦˥ tʊw˧˧]
Noun
(classifier cái) xúc tu
- (botany) tentacle
- Synonym: vòi