hinh hỏi

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Etymology

Uncertain. Compare Thai หิ่งห้อย (hìng-hɔ̂i), Lao ຫິ່ງຫ້ອຍ, Shan ႁိင်ႇႁွႆႈ (hìng hāui), Mandarin 螢火 / 萤火 (yínghuǒ).

Pronunciation

Noun

hinh hỏi

  1. (zoology) firefly

References

  • Hoàng Văn Ma, Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Chí (2006) Từ điển Tày-Nùng-Việt [Tay-Nung-Vietnamese dictionary] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Từ điển Bách khoa Hà Nội