kì nhông

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

The first element might originally be a presyllable. Related to kì giông and North Central chôông.

There is also the form without the presyllable (nhông).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier con) kì nhông

  1. iguana
    Synonym: cự đà
    Kì Nhông là ông Kì Đà, Kì Đà là cha Cắc Ké, Cắc Ké là mẹ Kì Nhông.
    Iguana is Monitor's grandpa, Monitor is Gecko's father, Gecko is Iguana's mother.

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