tà-vẹt

Vietnamese

Etymology

From French traverse.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taː˨˩ vɛt̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [taː˦˩ vɛt̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [taː˨˩ vɛk̚˨˩˨] ~ [taː˨˩ jɛk̚˨˩˨]
• Phonetic spelling: tà vẹt

Noun

(classifier cái) tà-vẹt

1. railroad tie