chanh chách

Vietnamese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from the sound they make.

Seems to distribute in the northern portion of coastal Northern Vietnam, particularly Hải Phòng and Quảng Ninh.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˧ t͡ɕajk̟̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɛɲ˧˧ t͡ɕat̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [can˧˧ cat̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) chanh chách

  1. (certain coastal dialects of Northern Vietnam) common house gecko
    Synonyms: thạch sùng, thằn lằn, mối rách, móc rách, búa lách, muối tách
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