See also: vit, vít, vît, and Vít

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Vietic *viːt (duck).

Alves (2015) suggests a Proto-Tai origin. Compare Proto-Tai *pitᴰ, and Proto-Hlai *ɓit, Proto-Ong-Be *ɓitD1.

Noun

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(classifier con) vịt (, 𩿠, 𪆧)

  1. duck (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae)
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Etymology 2

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The fact that the shape of the vessel resembles a duck. Semantically, compare ngỗng.

Noun

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(classifier cái) vịt

  1. kind of spouted vessel
    vịt dầuoil can
    vịt nước mắmfish sauce pouring pot