hải mã

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 海馬, composed of 海 (“sea”) and 馬 (“horse”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier con) hải mã

  1. seahorse
  2. walrus

Synonyms

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