gấu nước

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compound of gấu (“bear”) +‎ nước (“water”). Calque of English water bear.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier con) gấu nước

  1. water bear
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