cua đinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

cua (“crab”) +‎ đinh (Sino-Vietnamese word from 汀 (“riverbank”)). Semantically, compare giải (“large softshell turtle”), also derived from the sense "crab".

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier con) cua đinh • (𧍏汀)

  1. (Mekong Delta) soft-shell turtle
    Synonym: ba ba Nam Bộ
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