sán lá

Vietnamese

Etymology

sán (“flatworm”) +‎ lá (“leaf”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saːn˧˦ laː˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaːŋ˦˧˥ laː˨˩˦] ~ [saːŋ˦˧˥ laː˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂaːŋ˦˥ laː˦˥] ~ [saːŋ˦˥ laː˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) sán lá • (𬟴𦲿)

1. (zoology) a fluke; trematode (a flatworm of the class Trematoda)

Related terms

• sán dây (“tapeworm”)