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

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

See also

• cá ba sa