hải cẩu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 海狗, composed of 海 (“sea”) and 狗 (“dog”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [haːj˧˩ kəw˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [haːj˧˨ kəw˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [haːj˨˩˦ kəw˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier con) hải cẩu

  1. seal (families Otariidae and Phocidae)
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