lợn đất

Vietnamese

Etymology

lợn (“pig”) +‎ đất (“earth”), also a calque of Afrikaans aardvark

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ləːn˧˨ʔ ʔɗət̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ləːŋ˨˩ʔ ʔɗək̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ləːŋ˨˩˨ ʔɗək̚˦˥]

Noun

lợn đất

(Northern Vietnam) a porcelain piggy bank
Synonym: heo đất
an aardvark

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