báo hoa mai
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Vietnamese
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Etymology
[edit]From báo (“large spotted felid”) + hoa mai (“Ochna integerrima, yellow mai flower”), so called due to the shape of the spots on their fur.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˦ hwaː˧˧ maːj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ hwaː˧˧ maːj˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˦˥ waː˧˧ maːj˧˧]
Noun
[edit]- a leopard