cá ba đuôi

Vietnamese

Etymology

cá (“fish”) +‎ ba (“three”) +‎ đuôi (“tail”), so called because of the shape of caudal fin of varieties common in Vietnam.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier con) cá ba đuôi

1. goldfish

   Synonyms: ba đuôi, cá vàng