chuột chù

Vietnamese

Etymology

Attested as Northern Middle Vietnamese chụât chù in Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuət̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕu˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuək̚˨˩ʔ t͡ɕʊw˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cuək̚˨˩˨ cʊw˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) chuột chù • (𤝞 + 𪻋/𤝹)

  1. shrew (mammals of the family Soricidae)
  2. (now informal) musk shrew (any of Crocidura spp.)
    Synonym: chuột xạ

Derived terms

  • chuột chù đeo đạc
  • chuột chù lại có xạ hương
  • chuột chù nếm giấm
  • chuột chù phải khói
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