cá nhám

Vietnamese

Etymology

cá (“fish”) +‎ nhám (“rough”), named so because of their crude skin.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier con) cá nhám

shark (especially the smaller species)

Usage notes

In colloquial usage, cá nhám often designates smaller shark species. However, within zoological context, most sharks can be called cá nhám, even the whale shark (cá nhám voi).

Related terms

cá mập

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