kì giông
Vietnamese edit
Alternative forms edit
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
- a salamander
- Synonym: cá cóc
Usage notes edit
- Not to be confused with kì nhông.