tê giác

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 犀角 (“rhinoceros horn”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [te˧˧ zaːk̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tej˧˧ jaːk̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tej˧˧ jaːk̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) tê giác

(archaic) rhinoceros horn
rhinoceros

Synonyms

(rhinoceros horn): sừng tê
(rhinoceros): tê; tê ngưu

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