bò sát

See also: Bò sát

Vietnamese

Etymology

From bò (“to crawl”) +‎ sát (“close to”), referring to the fact that most extant reptiles crawl with their belly close to the ground. Compare Latin rēptilis (“crawly; creepy”) and Chinese 爬蟲 / 爬虫 (páchóng, “crawly/creepy beast”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bò sát

a reptile

Derived terms

Bò sát