rắn mối

Vietnamese

Etymology

rắn (“snake”) +‎ mối (“common house gecko”). See also cá mối (“lizardfish”).

The second element is commonly thought be mối (“termite”), which is rationalized as being skinks' preys.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zan˧˦ moj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʐaŋ˦˧˥ moj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɹaŋ˦˥ moj˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) rắn mối

  1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) skink
    Synonym: thằn lằn bóng
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