giun chỉ
Vietnamese
Etymology
giun (“worm”) + chỉ (“thread”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zun˧˧ t͡ɕi˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jun˧˧ t͡ɕɪj˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jʊwŋ͡m˧˧ cɪj˨˩˦]
Noun
(classifier con) giun chỉ • (𧉙䊼)
- (zoology) a filarial roundworm of the species Wuchereria bancrofti
Related terms
- giun lươn (“threadworm”)
- giun dẹp (“flatworm”)