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Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 鯨鯢, composed of 鯨 (“male whale”) and 鯢 (“female whale”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kình nghê • (鯨猊, 鯨鯢)
- (literary, obsolete) male whale(s) and female whale(s), bull whale(s) and cow whale(s)
- c. late 19th century, Anonymous, Trinh Thử truyện (貞鼠傳 "The Chaste Mouse"), 8a
鯨猊盃趣鯨猊
鯜𩵽時吏盃皮鯜𩵽- Kình nghê vui thú kình nghê;
Tép tôm thì lại vui bề tép tôm. - The bull whales and cow whales have their own funs;
The shrimps and prawns also have their own funs.
- Quốc phong thi tập hợp thái (國風詩集合採 "Airs of the State - Collected"), 44a
𩵽鯜淎蹎𬌥𡮥𡮥
亇鯨鯢𪤄𣷭𢫝制- Tôm tép vũng chân trâu bé bé.
Cá kình nghê bãi bể rong chơi. - The shrimps and prawms the little puddles buffaloes' hooves.
The bull whales and cow whales roam playfully offshore.