hươu cao cổ

Vietnamese

Etymology

hươu (“deer”) +‎ cao (“tall; high”) +‎ cổ (“neck”), literally "long-necked deer". Likely a calque of Chinese 長頸鹿／长颈鹿 (chángjǐnglù).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hiəw˧˧ kaːw˧˧ ko˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hɨəw˧˧ kaːw˧˧ kow˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [hɨəw˧˧ kaːw˧˧ kow˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier con) hươu cao cổ

1. a giraffe (mammal)