cá voi sát thủ
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
From cá voi (“whale”) + sát thủ (“assassin”), calque of English killer whale.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaː˧˦ vɔj˧˧ saːt̚˧˦ tʰu˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kaː˨˩˦ vɔj˧˧ ʂaːk̚˦˧˥ tʰʊw˧˨] ~ [kaː˨˩˦ vɔj˧˧ saːk̚˦˧˥ tʰʊw˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kaː˦˥ vɔj˧˧ ʂaːk̚˦˥ tʰʊw˨˩˦] ~ [kaː˦˥ jɔj˧˧ saːk̚˦˥ tʰʊw˨˩˦]