voi biển

Vietnamese

Etymology

voi (“elephant”) +‎ biển (“sea”). Calque of Chinese 海象 (hǎixiàng).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vɔj˧˧ ʔɓiən˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vɔj˧˧ ʔɓiəŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vɔj˧˧ ʔɓiəŋ˨˩˦] ~ [jɔj˧˧ ʔɓiəŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier con) voi biển

  1. walrus
    Synonyms: moóc, hải tượng
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