đỉa trâu

Vietnamese

Etymology

đỉa +‎ trâu.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiə˧˩ t͡ɕəw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiə˧˨ ʈəw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiə˨˩˦ ʈəw˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) đỉa trâu

1. kind of large leech; either the horse-leech (Haemopis sanguisuga) or the European medicinal leech (Hirudo medicinalis)