sán dây

Vietnamese

Etymology

sán (“flatworm”) +‎ dây (“rope”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saːn˧˦ zəj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaːŋ˦˧˥ jəj˧˧] ~ [saːŋ˦˧˥ jəj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂaːŋ˦˥ jəj˧˧] ~ [saːŋ˦˥ jəj˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) sán dây • (𬟴𦀊)

1. (zoology) a tapeworm; cestode (a flatworm of the class Cestoda)