cá tầm

Vietnamese

Etymology

From cá (“fish”) +‎ tầm, the latter is Sino-Vietnamese word from 鱘.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier con) cá tầm

1. (zoology) sturgeon