thằn lằn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Trần Trọng Dương (2013) considers this word a cognate to trăn (“python”).[1] See there for etymology.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰan˨˩ lan˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰaŋ˦˩ laŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰaŋ˨˩ laŋ˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) thằn lằn • (𧊋/𧌀 + 𧋻)

a lizard
(Southern Vietnam) common house gecko
Synonyms: thạch sùng, chanh chách, mối rách, móc rách, búa lách, muối tách
(by extension) certain kinds of prehistoric reptile
thằn lằn cánh ― a pterosaur

thằn lằn cá ― an ichthyosaur

See also

Derived terms

thằn lằn bóng

References

Trần, Trọng Dương. "Decoding Quốc Âm Thi Tập's hexasyllabic lines from the historical-phonological approach" Hán-Nôm Journal. Vol. 1. 2013 (in Vietnamese).

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