chìa vôi
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
chìa (“to extend”) + vôi (“lime”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiə˨˩ voj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiə˦˩ voj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ciə˨˩ voj˧˧] ~ [ciə˨˩ joj˧˧]
Noun edit
(classifier chiếc) chìa vôi • (𢹌𥔦)
- a tool for spreading lime (on a betel leaf)
Noun edit
(classifier con) chìa vôi • (𢹌𥔦)
- (zoology) a wagtail (bird of the genus Motacilla)
- (zoology, by extension) (any bird of the family Motacillidae)
Noun edit
(classifier quả, trái, hoa, cây) chìa vôi • (𢹌梖)
- (botany) turpeth; St. Thomas lidpod (plant of the species Operculina turpethum)
- Synonym: bìm nắp
See also edit
- cá chìa vôi (“Syngnathiformes”)
- dây chìa vôi (“Cissus modeccoides”)