chuột túi

Vietnamese

Etymology

chuột (“rat; mouse”) +‎ túi (“pouch”), calque of Chinese 袋鼠 (đại thử, literally “pouched rat”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuət̚˧˨ʔ tuj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuək̚˨˩ʔ tuj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cuək̚˨˩˨ tuj˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) chuột túi

1. kangaroo

   Synonym: căng-gu-ru