cá voi sát thủ

Vietnamese

Etymology

From cá voi (“whale”) +‎ sát thủ (“assassin”), calque of English killer whale.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaː˧˦ vɔj˧˧ saːt̚˧˦ tʰu˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaː˨˩˦ vɔj˧˧ ʂaːk̚˦˧˥ tʰʊw˧˨] ~ [kaː˨˩˦ vɔj˧˧ saːk̚˦˧˥ tʰʊw˧˨]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kaː˦˥ vɔj˧˧ ʂaːk̚˦˥ tʰʊw˨˩˦] ~ [kaː˦˥ jɔj˧˧ saːk̚˦˥ tʰʊw˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier con) cá voi sát thủ

  1. a killer whale
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