thằn lằn
Vietnamese
Etymology
Trần (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
- Synonym: thạch sùng
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).