tôm hùm

Vietnamese

Etymology

tôm (“shrimp”) +‎ hùm (“tiger”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tom˧˧ hum˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tom˧˧ hum˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tom˧˧ hʊm˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) tôm hùm

1. lobster

See also

tôm sú - tiger prawn