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˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [haːj˨˩˦ kəw˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier con) hải cẩu

1. seal (families Otariidae and Phocidae)