đỉa
See also: đĩa and Appendix:Variations of "dia"
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Vietic *l-dɛh ~ *l-tɛh (“water leech”). Cognate with Muong tía, Thavung เต่ฮ, Arem tatah. Compare Pacoh itếh. Likely of Austronesian origin, compare Eastern Cham ꨤꨓꩍ/latah and Malay lintah.
Unrelated to Chinese 蛭 (MC tet) (SV: điệt).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗiə˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗiə˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗiə˨˩˦]
- Homophone: đĩa
Noun edit
- a leech (annelid)