chanh chách
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Onomatopoeic, from the sound they make.
Seems to distribute in the northern portion of coastal Northern Vietnam, particularly Hải Phòng and Quảng Ninh.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˧ t͡ɕajk̟̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɛɲ˧˧ t͡ɕat̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [can˧˧ cat̚˦˥]
Noun[edit]
(classifier con) chanh chách
- (certain coastal dialects of Northern Vietnam) common house gecko