bụng chân

Vietnamese

Etymology

bụng (“belly”) +‎ chân (“leg”). Compare Chinese 腿肚子 (tuǐdùzi, literally “leg belly”), Ancient Greek γᾰστροκνημῐ́ᾱ (gastroknēmíā, literally “leg belly”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ t͡ɕən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ t͡ɕəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˨˩˨ cəŋ˧˧]

Noun

bụng chân

1. a calf (back of the leg below the knee)

See also

• bê (“cow calf”)
• nghé (“buffalo calf”)