cá nhám
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editcá (“fish”) + nhám (“rough”), named so because of their crude skin.
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaː˧˦ ɲaːm˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kaː˨˩˦ ɲaːm˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaː˦˥ ɲaːm˦˥]
Noun
editUsage notes
edit- In colloquial usage, cá nhám often designates smaller shark species. However, within zoological context, most sharks can be called cá nhám, even the whale shark (cá nhám voi).