kì giông

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Vietnamese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

kỳ giông

Etymology[edit]

Perhaps from a dialectal (likely northern) pronunciation of kì nhông (“iguana”).

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

(classifier con) kì giông

a salamander
Synonym: cá cóc

Usage notes[edit]

Not to be confused with kì nhông.

See also[edit]

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