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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *viːt (“duck”).
Alves (2015) suggests a Proto-Tai origin. Compare Proto-Tai *pitᴰ, and Proto-Hlai *ɓit, Proto-Ong-Be *ɓitD1.
Noun
(classifier con) vịt • (鴨, 𩿠, 𪆧)
- duck (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae)
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Etymology 2
The fact that the shape of the vessel resembles a duck. Semantically, compare ngỗng.
Noun
(classifier cái) vịt
- kind of spouted vessel
- vịt dầu ― oil can
- vịt nước mắm ― fish sauce pouring pot