xúc tu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 觸手 (“tentacle”, SV: xúc thủ).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sʊwk͡p̚˧˦ tu˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [sʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ tʊw˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [sʊwk͡p̚˦˥ tʊw˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cái) xúc tu

(zoology) tentacle
Synonym: vòi

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