khỉ

See also: khi, khí, khì, and KHI

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Vietic *kʰih; probably of imitative origin.

Pronunciation edit

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(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xi˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰɪj˧˨] ~ [xɪj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰɪj˨˩˦] ~ [xɪj˨˩˦]

Noun edit

(classifier con) khỉ • (𤠲, 𤠳)

a monkey (primate)
Synonym: voọc

trò khỉ ― a "monkey trick" / a stupid comedy routine

Hay cái con khỉ!
Good my ass!

Khỉ thật!
Damn it!
(loosely) an ape (animal)
Synonym: vượn

khỉ đột ― a gorilla

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Derived terms

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