cá voi

Vietnamese

Etymology

cá (“fish”) +‎ voi (“elephant”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier con) cá voi • (𩵜㺔)

  1. whale
    Synonyms: cá kình, cá ông

Derived terms

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