Vietnamese
Etymology
báo (“leopard; jaguar; cheetah”) + sư tử (“lion”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˦ sɨ˧˧ tɨ˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ ʂɨ˧˧ tɨ˧˨] ~ [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ sɨ˧˧ tɨ˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˦˥ ʂɨ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˦] ~ [ʔɓaːw˦˥ sɨ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˦]
Noun
(classifier con) báo sư tử • (豹獅子)
- a puma; a cougar