bò sát
See also: Bò sát
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From bò (“to crawl”) + sát (“close to”), referring to the fact that most extant reptiles crawl with their belly close to the ground. Compare Latin rēptilis (“crawly; creepy”) and Chinese 爬蟲／爬虫 (páchóng, “crawly/creepy beast”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔ˨˩ saːt̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔ˦˩ ʂaːk̚˦˧˥] ~ [ʔɓɔ˦˩ saːk̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔ˨˩ ʂaːk̚˦˥] ~ [ʔɓɔ˨˩ saːk̚˦˥]
Noun
[edit]- a reptile