con giáp

Vietnamese

Etymology

con +‎ giáp (, the first heavenly stem). Probably so named because of the significance of 甲子 (Giáp Tí), the first element in the sexagenary cycle.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kɔn˧˧ zaːp̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɔŋ˧˧ jaːp̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɔŋ˧˧ jaːp̚˦˥]

Noun

con giáp

  1. a Vietnamese zodiac beast

See also