bò sát
See also: Bò sát
Vietnamese
Etymology
bò + sát, referring to the fact that most extant reptiles crawl (bò) with their belly close (sát) to the ground.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔ˨˩ saːt̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔ˦˩ ʂaːk̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔ˨˩ ʂaːk̚˦˥] ~ [ʔɓɔ˨˩ saːk̚˦˥]
Noun
bò sát
- a reptile
Derived terms
- Bò sát