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Vietnamese
Etymology
Compare 獍 (MC kjaengH) (SV: kính).
Pronunciation
Noun
(classifier con) kễnh • (獍)
- (dialectal) tiger
- Lợn bị kễnh tha. ― The pig was dragged away by the tiger.
- Lý hạng ca dao 里巷歌謠 (Folk-ballads from the hamlets and alleys), folio 34a
猫咃𠰳𦧘辰𠾕
獍[𫆶]𡥵𤞼辰𥋳澄澄- Mèo tha miếng thịt thì đòi.
Kễnh con lợn thì coi trừng trừng. - One demands back a piece of meat a cat carries
Yet stares gawkily at a tiger carrying a pig.