cá heo

Vietnamese

Etymology

From cá (“fish”) +‎ heo (“pig”). For the semantic relationship, compare Chinese 海豚 (hǎitún) and English mereswine.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier con) cá heo

  1. a dolphin
  2. a dolphin-like cetacean (such as the porpoise)
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