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Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *l-dɛh ~ *l-tɛh (“water leech”). Cognate with Muong tía, Thavung เต่ฮ, Arem tatah. Compare Pacoh itếh. Likely of Austronesian origin, compare Eastern Cham ꨤꨓꩍ/latah and Malay lintah.
Unrelated to Chinese 蛭 (MC tet) (SV: điệt).
Pronunciation
Noun
(classifier con) đỉa • (𧋘, 𧍉)
- a leech (annelid)
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