khỉ đột

Vietnamese

Etymology

khỉ (“ape; monkey”) +‎ đột (“to dash; suddenly”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xi˧˩ ʔɗot̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰɪj˧˨ ʔɗok̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [xɪj˧˨ ʔɗok̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰɪj˨˩˦ ʔɗok̚˨˩˨] ~ [xɪj˨˩˦ ʔɗok̚˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier con) khỉ đột

a gorilla (a kind of ground-dwelling great ape)

Synonyms

gô-ri-la; đại tinh tinh

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