chanh chách

Vietnamese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from the sound they make.

Seems to distribute in the northern portion of coastal Northern Vietnam, particularly Hải Phòng and Quảng Ninh.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˧ t͡ɕajk̟̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɛɲ˧˧ t͡ɕat̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [can˧˧ cat̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) chanh chách

(certain coastal dialects of Northern Vietnam) common house gecko
Synonyms: thạch sùng, thằn lằn, mối rách, móc rách, búa lách, muối tách

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