đỉa
See also: đĩa and Appendix:Variations of "dia"
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *l-dɛh ~ *l-tɛh (“water leech”). Cognate with Muong tía, Thavung เต่ฮ, Arem tatah. Compare Pacoh itếh. Probably of Austronesian origin, compare Eastern Cham ꨤꨓꩍ/latah and Malay lintah.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗiə˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗiə˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗiə˨˩˦]
- Homophone: đĩa
Noun
(classifier con) đỉa (𧋘, 𧍉)
- (zoology) leech