bói cá

Vietnamese

Etymology

From bói (“to divine, to fortune-telling”) +‎ cá (“fish”), literally "fish fortune teller".

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔj˧˦ kaː˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔj˨˩˦ kaː˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔj˦˥ kaː˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) bói cá

  1. kingfisher
    Synonym: thằng chài

See also

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