thỏ

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of ChineseCategory:Vietnamese terms derived from Chinese#THO%23 兔 (SV: thố). Compare Old Khmer ថោះ (thoḥ), ថះ (thaḥ, “rabbit (zodiac)”), Thai เถาะ (tɔ̀).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    (classifier con) Category:Vietnamese nouns classified by conthỏ • (兎, 兔, 𤟛)Category:Vietnamese lemmas#THO%23Category:Vietnamese nouns#THO%23Category:Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header#THO%23Category:Pages with entries#THỎCategory:Pages with 1 entry#THỎ

    1. a leporid
    2. (poeticCategory:Vietnamese poetic terms#THO%23) ellipsis of Thỏ Ngọc (“the Jade Hare”)Category:Vietnamese ellipses#THO%23

    Usage notes

    Rabbits and hares/jackrabbits are not distinguished. While in Japan and Korea, similar words more likely refer to native hares, in China and Southeast Asia, rabbits and hares are both found and they're both referred to by the same words. Compare chuột (“murid”).

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