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˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kuə˧˧ ʔɗɨn˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) cua đinh • (𧍏汀)

1. (Mekong Delta) soft-shell turtle

   Synonym: Ba ba Nam Bộ