đỉa

See also: đĩa and Appendix:Variations of "dia"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *l-dɛh ~ *l-tɛh (“water leech”). Cognate with Muong tía, Thavung เต่ฮ, Arem tatah. Compare Pacoh itếh. Probably of Austronesian origin, compare Eastern Cham ꨤꨓꩍ/latah and Malay lintah.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiə˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiə˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiə˨˩˦]
Homophone: đĩa

Noun

(classifier con) đỉa (𧋘, 𧍉)

(zoology) leech

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