Vietnamese
Etymology
Calque of Chinese 獵豹 / 猎豹 (lièbào, literally “hunting leopard”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˦ san˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ ʂaŋ˧˧] ~ [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ saŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˦˥ ʂaŋ˧˧] ~ [ʔɓaːw˦˥ saŋ˧˧]
Noun
(classifier con) báo săn
- cheetah
Synonyms
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