chuột lắt

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Originally synonymous with the now widely used chuột nhắt (“mouse”). The scientific meaning of "Polynesian rat" is a case of semantic narrowing.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuət̚˧˨ʔ lat̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuək̚˨˩ʔ lak̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cuək̚˨˩˨ lak̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) chuột lắt

  1. (now probably Mekong Delta) mouse
  2. (by semnatic narrowing) Polynesian rat (Rattus exulans)
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