linh cẩu

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 靈 and 狗 (“dog”). Compare linh miêu, Linh trưởng.

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lïŋ˧˧ kəw˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [lɨn˧˧ kəw˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lɨn˧˧ kəw˨˩˦]

Noun edit

(classifier con) linh cẩu

hyena (mammal)

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