gà đồng

Vietnamese

Etymology

gà (“chicken”) +‎ đồng (“field”); compare Chinese 田雞.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣaː˨˩ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣaː˦˩ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɣaː˨˩ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩]

Noun

gà đồng

(informal) frog, especially the edible frog
Synonym: ếch
watercock (Gallicrex cinerea)

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