xuyên sơn giáp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 穿山甲.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [swiən˧˧ səːn˧˧ zaːp̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [swiəŋ˧˧ ʂəːŋ˧˧ jaːp̚˦˧˥] ~ [swiəŋ˧˧ səːŋ˧˧ jaːp̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [s⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧ ʂəːŋ˧˧ jaːp̚˦˥] ~ [s⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧ səːŋ˧˧ jaːp̚˦˥]

Noun

xuyên sơn giáp

  1. pangolin
    Synonyms: tê tê, trút, xuyên sơn