xuyên sơn
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 穿 (“to pierce”) and 山 (“mountain”), from Chinese 穿山甲 (xuyên san giáp).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [swiən˧˧ səːn˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [swiəŋ˧˧ ʂəːŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [s⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧ ʂəːŋ˧˧] ~ [s⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧ səːŋ˧˧]
Noun
(classifier con) xuyên sơn
- (rare) pangolin
- Synonyms: tê tê, trút