bọ cạp

See also: Bọ Cạp

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

bò cạp

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from bọ (“bug”) +‎ cạp (“outer ring of a basket”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔ˧˨ʔ kaːp̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔ˨˩ʔ kaːp̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔ˨˩˨ kaːp̚˨˩˨]
Homophone: Bọ Cạp

Noun

(classifier con) bọ cạp (蜅/𧏳/𧌂/𧐾 + 吸)

a scorpion (any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones)

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