cá tra

Vietnamese

Etymology

cá +‎ tra, from Khmer ប្រា (praa, “certain Pangasius species”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier con) cá tra

(Southern Vietnam, zoology) iridescent shark, Pangasianodon hypophthalmus
generic name for any species in the Pangasiidae family

See also

cá ba sa

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