thú vật

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 獸物 (“animal”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰu˧˦ vət̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˨˩˦ vək̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˦˥ vək̚˨˩˨] ~ [tʰʊw˦˥ jək̚˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier con) thú vật

1. animal, usually four-legged

Related terms

• động vật