Vietnamese
Etymology
kiến (“ant”) + sư tử (“lion”), calque of French fourmilion or English antlion.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kiən˧˦ sɨ˧˧ tɨ˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kiəŋ˦˧˥ ʂɨ˧˧ tɨ˧˨] ~ [kiəŋ˦˧˥ sɨ˧˧ tɨ˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kiəŋ˦˥ ʂɨ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˦] ~ [kiəŋ˦˥ sɨ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˦]
Noun
(classifier con) kiến sư tử
- antlion
- Synonym: cúc