thằn lằn

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Trần (2013) considers this word a cognate to trăn (“python”)[1]. See there for etymology.

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier con) thằn lằn • (𧊋/𧌀 + 𧋻)

  1. a lizard
  2. (Southern Vietnam) common house gecko
    Synonym: thạch sùng
  3. certain kinds of prehistoric reptile
    thằn lằn cánh
    a pterosaur
    thằn lằn cá
    an ichthyosaur

References

  1. ^ Trần, Trọng Dương. "Decoding Quốc Âm Thi Tập's hexasyllabic lines from the historical-phonological approach" Hán-Nôm Journal. Vol. 1. 2013 (in Vietnamese).
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