cá vược

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Particularly: “cá (“fish”) +‎ vược (Sino-Vietnamese word from 䱛 ?)”

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˦ vɨək̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kaː˨˩˦ vɨək̚˨˩ʔ]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [kaː˦˥ vɨək̚˨˩˨] ~ [kaː˦˥ jɨək̚˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier con) cá vược • (个/𩵜 + 䱛/鰔)

a barramundi
Synonym: cá chẽm