tuyệt chủng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 絕種, composed of 絕 (“to terminate”) and 種 (“species”). Compare Japanese 絶種 (zesshu, “extinct species”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [twiət̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [twiək̚˨˩ʔ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [t⁽ʷ⁾iək̚˨˩˨ cʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦]

Verb

tuyệt chủng

  1. to go extinct
    Synonym: tuyệt diệt

See also

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