Etymology

thú ‎(“mammal”) +‎ mỏ ‎(“beak”) +‎ vịt ‎(“duck”), literally "duck-beaked mammal"

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰu˧ˀ˦ mɔ˧˩ viʔt̚˧ˀ˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˩ˀ˧ mɔ˧˩ viʔt̚˨ˀ˨ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˦ˀ˥ mɔ˨˦ vʲɨ̞̠ʔt̚˨ˀ˧ʔ]