bói cá

Vietnamese

Etymology

From bói (“to divine, to fortune-telling”) +‎ cá (“fish”), literally "fish fortune teller".

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier con) bói cá

1. kingfisher

   Synonyms: thằng chài, sả cá