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{{also|Appendix:Variations of "dia"}}
==Vietnamese==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|vi|mkh-vie-pro|*l-dɛh|*l-dɛh ~ *l-tɛh|[[water]] [[leech]]}}. Cognate with {{cog|mtq|tía}}, {{cog|thm|เต่ฮ}}, {{cog|aem|tatah}}. Compare {{cog|pac|itếh}}. Likely of {{der|vi|map}} origin, compare {{cog|cjm|ꨤꨓꩍ}}/{{m|cjm|latah}} and {{cog|ms|lintah}}.

Unrelated to Chinese {{ltc-l|蛭|id=3}} (SV: {{m|vi|điệt}}).

===Pronunciation===
{{vi-IPA}}
* {{hmp|vi|đĩa}}

===Noun===
{{vi-noun|cls=con|[[𧋘]], [[𧍉]]}}

# a [[leech]] (annelid)

===See also===
* {{vi-l|vắt}}

{{C|vi|Annelids|Parasites}}