cá heo

Vietnamese

Etymology

cá (“fish”) +‎ heo (“pig”). For the semantic relationship, compare Chinese 海豚 (hǎitún) and English mereswine.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˦ hɛw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kaː˨˩˦ hɛw˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kaː˦˥ hɛw˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) cá heo

a dolphin
a dolphin-like cetacean (such as the porpoise)

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