linh cẩu

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 靈 and 狗 (“dog”). Compare linh miêu, Linh trưởng.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lïŋ˧˧ kəw˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [lɨn˧˧ kəw˧˨]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [lɨn˧˧ kəw˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier con) linh cẩu

hyena (mammal)

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Sino-Vietnamese words with uncreated Han etymology