hải cẩu

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 海狗, composed of (sea) and (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)