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)

(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.

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