bọ cạp
See also: Bọ Cạp
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- bò cạp
Etymology
Unknown. Perhaps from bọ (“bug”) + cạp (“outer ring of a basket”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔ˧˨ʔ kaːp̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔ˨˩ʔ kaːp̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔ˨˩˨ kaːp̚˨˩˨]
- Homophone: Bọ Cạp
Noun
(classifier con) bọ cạp • (蜅/𧏳/𧌂/𧐾 + 吸)
- a scorpion (any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones)