thằn lằn
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Trần Trọng Dương (2013) considers this word a cognate to trăn (“python”).[1] See there for etymology.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰan˨˩ lan˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˦˩ laŋ˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˨˩ laŋ˨˩]
Noun edit
(classifier con) thằn lằn • (𧊋/𧌀 + 𧋻)
- a lizard
- (Southern Vietnam) common house gecko
- Synonyms: thạch sùng, chanh chách, mối rách, móc rách, búa lách, muối tách
- (by extension) certain kinds of prehistoric reptile
- thằn lằn cánh ― a pterosaur
- thằn lằn cá ― an ichthyosaur
See also edit
Derived terms
References edit
- ^ Trần, Trọng Dương. "Decoding Quốc Âm Thi Tập's hexasyllabic lines from the historical-phonological approach" Hán-Nôm Journal. Vol. 1. 2013 (in Vietnamese).