bọ chét

See also: bochet

Vietnamese

Etymology

bọ (“bug”) +‎ chét; the second element from Proto-Vietic *cɛːt.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔ˧˨ʔ t͡ɕɛt̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔ˨˩ʔ t͡ɕɛt̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔ˨˩˨ cɛk̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) bọ chét

a flea (a parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera)

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