da gà

See also: Appendix:Variations of "daga"

Vietnamese

Etymology

da (“skin”) +‎ gà (“chicken”), so called due to the feather-free-chicken-skin-like appearance.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaː˧˧ ɣaː˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jaː˧˧ ɣaː˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jaː˧˧ ɣaː˨˩]

Noun

da gà

  1. (literal) chicken skin
  2. skin area with goosebumps/goose pimples
    nổi da gà
    to have goosebumps
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