cá bông lau
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editThe Đại Nam quấc âm tự vị (1895) defined bông lau as "Vẻ xen lộn có đen có trắng; bông cây lau" ("the appearance is a mix of black and white; reed flowers"). The intended sense is likely the first one, thus probably "black-and-white fish".
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaː˧˦ ʔɓəwŋ͡m˧˧ law˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kaː˨˩˦ ʔɓəwŋ͡m˧˧ law˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaː˦˥ ʔɓəwŋ͡m˧˧ la(ː)w˧˧]