giun chỉ

Vietnamese

Etymology

giun (“worm”) +‎ chỉ (“thread”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zun˧˧ t͡ɕi˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jun˧˧ t͡ɕɪj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jʊwŋ͡m˧˧ cɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier con) giun chỉ • (𧉙䊼)

1. (zoology) a filarial roundworm of the species Wuchereria bancrofti

Related terms

• giun lươn (“threadworm”)
• giun dẹp (“flatworm”)