kì giông

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• kỳ giông

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ki˨˩ zəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɪj˦˩ jəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɪj˨˩ jəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) kì giông

1. a salamander

   Synonym: cá cóc

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with kì nhông.

See also

• sa giông
• manh giông