flycam

Vietnamese

Etymology

Apparently a Vietnamese coinage, from a clipping of English flying camera. Arose in a similar manner to native English coinages like webcam or headcam.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [flaːj˧˧ kaːm˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [flaːj˧˧ kaːm˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [flaːj˧˧ kaːm˧˧]
• Phonetic spelling: phlai cam

Noun

(classifier cái) flycam

1. a drone equipped with a camera for commercial and recreational aerial photography