lợn đất
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
lợn (“pig”) + đất (“earth”), also a calque of Afrikaans aardvark
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ləːn˧˨ʔ ʔɗət̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ləːŋ˨˩ʔ ʔɗək̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ləːŋ˨˩˨ ʔɗək̚˦˥]
Noun[edit]
- (Northern Vietnam) a porcelain piggy bank
- Synonym: heo đất
- an aardvark