tôm càng xanh

Vietnamese

Etymology

tôm (“shrimp”) +‎ càng (“crustacean claw, pincer”) +‎ xanh (“blue”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tom˧˧ kaːŋ˨˩ sajŋ̟˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tom˧˧ kaːŋ˦˩ sɛɲ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tom˧˧ kaːŋ˨˩ san˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) tôm càng xanh

1. giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii)