thú mỏ vịt

Vietnamese

Etymology

thú (“mammal”) +‎ mỏ (“beak”) +‎ vịt (“duck”), literally "duck-beaked mammal".

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰu˧˦ mɔ˧˩ vit̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˨˩˦ mɔ˧˨ vit̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˦˥ mɔ˨˩˦ vɨt̚˨˩˨] ~ [tʰʊw˦˥ mɔ˨˩˦ jɨt̚˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier con) thú mỏ vịt

1. platypus