xe cộ
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
From xe (“vehicle”) + cộ (“a kind of buffalo/cattle-driven wheelless vehicle”).
The use of presumably synonymous elements conveys genericity or plurality. Compare rừng rú, muông thú.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sɛ˧˧ ko˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [sɛ˧˧ kow˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [sɛ˧˧ kow˨˩˨]