cá lăng

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Particularly: “From cá (“fish”) +‎ lăng (of uncertain origin; compare Chinese 鯪／鲮 (líng)).”

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier con) cá lăng

bagrid catfish, naked catfish (especially species present in Vietnam)