báo hoa mai
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
From báo (“large spotted felid”) + hoa mai (“Ochna integerrima, yellow mai flower”), so called due to the shape of the spots on their fur.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˦ hwaː˧˧ maːj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ hwaː˧˧ maːj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˦˥ waː˧˧ maːj˧˧]
Noun edit
- a leopard