cua đinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

cua (“crab”) +‎ đinh (“(obsolete) riverbank”). Compare giải (“large softshell turtle”); also derived from "crab".

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kuə˧˧ ʔɗïŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kuə˧˧ ʔɗɨn˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kuə˧˧ ʔɗɨn˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) cua đinh • (𧍏汀)

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

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