hươu cao cổ

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

hươu (“deer”) +‎ cao (“tall; high”) +‎ cổ (“neck”), literally "long-necked deer". Likely a calque of Chinese 長頸鹿／长颈鹿 (chángjǐnglù).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hiəw˧˧ kaːw˧˧ ko˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hɨəw˧˧ kaːw˧˧ kow˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [hɨəw˧˧ kaːw˧˧ kow˨˩˦]

Noun edit

(classifier con) hươu cao cổ

a giraffe (mammal)

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