hươu cao cổ
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
hươu (“deer”) + cao (“tall; high”) + cổ (“neck”), literally "long-necked deer". Likely a calque of Chinese 長頸鹿／长颈鹿 (chángjǐnglù).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hiəw˧˧ kaːw˧˧ ko˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hɨəw˧˧ kaːw˧˧ kow˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [hɨəw˧˧ kaːw˧˧ kow˨˩˦]
Noun[edit]
- a giraffe (mammal)