cua đinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

cua (“crab”) +‎ đinh (

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 汀 (“riverbank”)

    ). Semantically, compare giải (“large softshell turtle”), also derived from the sense "crab".

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kuə˧˧ ʔɗïŋ˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kuə˧˧ ʔɗɨn˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kuə˧˧ ʔɗɨn˧˧]

    Noun

    (classifier con) cua đinh • (𧍏汀)

    1. (Mekong Delta) soft-shell turtle
      Synonym: ba ba Nam Bộ
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