vịt xiêm

Vietnamese

Etymology

vịt (“duck”) +‎ Xiêm (“Siamese”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vit̚˧˨ʔ siəm˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vit̚˨˩ʔ siəm˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vɨt̚˨˩˨ sim˧˧] ~ [jɨt̚˨˩˨ sim˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) vịt xiêm

1. (Southern Vietnam) Muscovy duck

   Synonym: ngan