kì giông

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Perhaps from a dialectal (likely northern) pronunciation of kì nhông (“iguana”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ki˨˩ zəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɪj˦˩ jəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɪj˨˩ jəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) kì giông

  1. salamander
    Synonym: cá cóc

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