hà mã

See also: hama, Hama, háma, and ham-á

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 河馬.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [haː˨˩ maː˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [haː˦˩ maː˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [haː˨˩ maː˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier con)

  1. a hippopotamus