bói cá
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
From bói (“to divine, to fortune-telling”) + cá (“fish”), literally "fish fortune teller".
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔj˧˦ kaː˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔj˨˩˦ kaː˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔj˦˥ kaː˦˥]
Noun edit
- kingfisher
- Synonyms: thằng chài, sả cá