Vietnamese
Etymology
cá + ông.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaː˧˦ ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kaː˨˩˦ ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaː˦˥ ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧]
Noun
(classifier con) cá ông • (𩵜翁)
- (Central Vietnam or honorific) whale
- Synonyms: cá voi, cá kình
Derived terms