báo hoa mai

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˦ hwaː˧˧ maːj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ hwaː˧˧ maːj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˦˥ waː˧˧ maːj˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) báo hoa mai

1. a leopard