cá trứng

Vietnamese

một con cá trứng

Etymology

cá (“fish”) +‎ trứng (“egg”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier con) cá trứng

1. (zoology) capelin, Mallotus villosus (a type of smelt found in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans)