kì giông

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

kỳ giông

Etymology

Perhaps from a dialectal (likely northern) pronunciation of kì nhông (“iguana”). Compare lăm, nhăm and dăm.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ki˨˩ zəwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɪj˦˩ jəwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɪj˨˩ jəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) kì giông

a salamander
Synonym: cá cóc

Usage notes

Not to be confused with kì nhông.

See also

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