tôm tít

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

(Southern Vietnam, unetymological spelling) tôm tích

Etymology

From tôm (“shrimp, pawn”) +‎ tít (“centipede”). Equivalent to tôm +‎ rết in Northern Vietnam, and tôm +‎ rít in Southern Vietnam.

As tít is a North Central form, the phrase "tôm tít" certainly originated from that region, then spread to other Central and Southern dialects.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tom˧˧ tit̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tom˧˧ tit̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tom˧˧ tɨt̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) tôm tít

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) mantis shrimp
Synonym: bề bề

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