gà đồng

Vietnamese

Etymology

gà (“chicken”) +‎ đồng (“field”). Compare Chinese 田雞 / 田鸡 (tiánjī) and English mountain chicken.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣaː˨˩ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣaː˦˩ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɣaː˨˩ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩]

Noun

gà đồng

1. (informal) frog, especially the edible frog

   Synonym: ếch

2. watercock (Gallicrex cinerea)