côn trùng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 昆蟲, composed of 昆 (“swarming; proliferating; infesting”) and 蟲 (“animal”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kon˧˧ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [koŋ˧˧ ʈʊwŋ͡m˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [koŋ˧˧ ʈʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) côn trùng

an insect

See also

sâu bọ

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