xe cút kít

Muong

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese xe cút kít.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɛ¹ kut⁶ kit⁶/

Noun

xe cút kít

  1. a wheelbarrow

References
  • Nguyễn Văn Khang, Bùi Chỉ, Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary), Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội

Vietnamese

Etymology

xe (“wheeled vehicle”) +‎ cút kít, the second element is an onomatopoeia derived from the noise the wheel makes.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sɛ˧˧ kut̚˧˦ kit̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [sɛ˧˧ kʊk̚˦˧˥ kit̚˦˧˥]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [sɛ˧˧ kʊk͡p̚˦˥ kɨt̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) xe cút kít

  1. a wheelbarrow
    Synonym: xe rùa
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