lạc đà
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 駱駝.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [laːk̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗaː˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [laːk̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗaː˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [laːk̚˨˩˨ ʔɗaː˨˩]
Noun edit
- a camelid
- lạc đà một bướu ― a dromedary (literally, “a one-humped camel”)
- lạc đà hai bướu ― a Bactrian camel (literally, “a two-humped camel”)
- lạc đà "không bướu" ― a llama (literally, “a humpless camel”)