bèo cái

Vietnamese

Etymology

bèo (“duckweed”) +‎ cái (“big, large”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛw˨˩ kaːj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛw˦˩ kaːj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛw˨˩ kaːj˦˥]

Noun

bèo cái

1. water-lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)