bò sát

See also: Bò sát

Vietnamese

Etymology

bò +‎ sát, referring to the fact that most extant reptiles crawl (bò) with their belly close (sát) to the ground.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔ˨˩ saːt̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔ˦˩ ʂaːk̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔ˨˩ ʂaːk̚˦˥] ~ [ʔɓɔ˨˩ saːk̚˦˥]

Noun

a reptile

Derived terms

Bò sát

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