nai sừng tấm

Vietnamese

Etymology

nai (“sambar deer”) +‎ sừng (“horn”) +‎ tấm (“classifier for flat things”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [naːj˧˧ sɨŋ˨˩ təm˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [naːj˧˧ ʂɨŋ˦˩ təm˦˧˥] ~ [naːj˧˧ sɨŋ˦˩ təm˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [naːj˧˧ ʂɨŋ˨˩ təm˦˥] ~ [naːj˧˧ sɨŋ˨˩ təm˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) nai sừng tấm

1. (zoology) a moose; an elk