kì đà

See also: kida

Vietnamese

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Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *daː; cognate with Arem /kadɑː/.

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier con) kì đà

  1. (biology) monitor lizard
    • 1957, Đoàn Giỏi, Đất rừng phương Nam, Kim Đồng publishing house, chapter 18
      Không phải cá sấu, mà cũng không phải là kỳ đà. Kỳ đà thì mõm nhọn chứ!
      It isn't a crocodile, but it isn't a monitor either. Monitors have a sharp snout!

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