How do you say “scarab” in Vietnamese?

“Scarab” in Vietnamese is bọ hung (dung beetle).

Vietnamese words for “scarab”

• bọ hungListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔɓɔ˧˨ʔ hʊwŋ͡m˧˧] · Saigon [ʔɓɔ˨˩˨ hʊwŋ͡m˧˧]bọ heavy hung level

  dung beetle; scarab

  for “scarab” meaning: A beetle of the species Scarabaeus sacer, sacred to the ancient Egyptians.

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