thuỷ quái

See also: thủy quái

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 水怪.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰwi˧˩ kwaːj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰwɪj˧˨ kwaːj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦ waːj˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) thuỷ quái

  1. sea monster; water ghost
  2. aquatic cryptid