bọ chét

See also: bochet

Vietnamese

Etymology

bọ (“bug”) +‎ chét; the second element from Proto-Vietic *cɛːt.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔ˧˨ʔ t͡ɕɛt̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔ˨˩ʔ t͡ɕɛt̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔ˨˩˨ cɛk̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) bọ chét

1. a flea (a parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera)