vịt

See also: vit, vít, vît, and Vít

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *viːt (“duck”).

Alves (2015) suggests a Proto-Tai origin: compare Proto-Tai *pitᴰ, and also Proto-Hlai *ɓit, Proto-Ong-Be *ɓitD1.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vit̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vit̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vɨt̚˨˩˨] ~ [jɨt̚˨˩˨]
Homophone: dịch
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Noun

(classifier con) vịt • (鴨, 𩿠, 𪆧)

a duck (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae)

See also

cạp; cạp cạp

chân vịt
gà vịt
thú mỏ vịt
tin vịt
vịt bầu
vịt cỏ
vịt đẹt
vịt trời
vịt xiêm

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