hải cẩu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 海狗, composed of 海 (“sea”) and 狗 (“dog”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haːj˧˩ kəw˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [haːj˧˨ kəw˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [haːj˨˩˦ kəw˨˩˦]

Noun

hải cẩu

seal (families Otariidae and Phocidae)

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