Bò sát

See also: bò sát

Vietnamese

Etymology

bò +‎ sát, referring to the fact that most extant reptiles crawl (bò) with their belly near (sát) the ground.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔ˨˩ saːt̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔ˦˩ ʂaːk̚˦˧˥] ~ [ʔɓɔ˦˩ saːk̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔ˨˩ ʂaːk̚˦˥] ~ [ʔɓɔ˨˩ saːk̚˦˥]

Proper noun

Bò sát

1. Reptilia