kễnh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compare 獍 (MC kjaengH) (SV: kính).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəjŋ̟˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ken˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəːn˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier con) kễnh • (獍)

1. (dialectal) tiger

   Lợn bị kễnh tha. ― The pig was dragged away by the tiger.

   • Lý hạng ca dao 里巷歌謠 (Folk-ballads from the hamlets and alleys), folio 34a

     猫咃𠰳𦧘辰𠾕
     獍[𫆶]𡥵𤞼辰𥋳澄澄

     Mèo tha miếng thịt thì đòi.
     Kễnh [vác] con lợn thì coi trừng trừng.

     One demands back a piece of meat a cat carries
     Yet stares gawkily at a tiger carrying a pig.