chuột

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuət̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuək̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cuək̚˨˩˨]
Homophone: chuộc

Etymology 1

From Middle Vietnamese 𤝞 (chuọt, “mouse”), from Proto-Vietic *k-ɟɔːt (“squirrel”).

Noun

(classifier con) chuột (𤝞)

a rat, a mouse or the like
(anatomy, colloquial) biceps
(electrical engineering, of a fluorescent light set) a starter

Derived terms

chuột cống (“rat”)
chuột nhắt (“mouse”)
chuột chù (“shrew”)
chuột chũi (“mole”)
chuột rút (“cramp”)
dưa chuột (“cucumber”)
đầu voi đuôi chuột

Etymology 2

Semantic loan from English mouse.

Noun

(classifier con) chuột

(computing) a mouse

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