tê giác

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 犀角 (“rhinoceros horn”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [te˧˧ zaːk̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tej˧˧ jaːk̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tej˧˧ jaːk̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) tê giác

(archaic) a rhinoceros horn
Synonym: sừng tê
a rhinoceros
Synonyms: tê, tây, tê ngưu

See also

Derived terms

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