báo săn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 獵豹／猎豹 (lièbào, literally “hunting leopard”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˦ san˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ ʂaŋ˧˧] ~ [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ saŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˦˥ ʂaŋ˧˧] ~ [ʔɓaːw˦˥ saŋ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) báo săn

1. cheetah

Synonyms

• báo bờm
• báo ghê-pa

See also

• báo hoa mai (leopard)