giun lươn

Vietnamese

Etymology

giun (“worm”) +‎ lươn (“Asian swamp eel”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zun˧˧ lɨən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jun˧˧ lɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jʊwŋ͡m˧˧ lɨəŋ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) giun lươn • (𧉙𧐖)

1. (zoology) a threadworm (a roundworm of the species Strongyloides stercoralis)