đinh ba

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 釘鈀 (“nail (spike-shaped fastener) rake (weapon ← agricultural tool)”), variant of 釘耙.

Sense "trident" possibly has arisen due to folk-etymological connection with ba (“three”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗïŋ˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨn˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨn˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧]
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Noun

(classifier cây) đinh ba

  1. (weaponry) a rake (an ancient Chinese weapon developed from the agricultural tool)
  2. (weaponry, by extension) a trident
    Synonym: ba chĩa

See also

  • Tây du kí (“Journey to the West”)
  • bồ cào (“rake”)
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