Vietnamese
Etymology
ăn (“to eat”) + cỏ (“grass”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔan˧˧ kɔ˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaŋ˧˧ kɔ˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaŋ˧˧ kɔ˨˩˦]
Verb
ăn cỏ
- (literal) to eat grass; to graze
Con trâu ăn cỏ.- The water buffalo's grazing.
- (zoology) to be herbivorous
See also