cá cúi

Vietnamese

Etymology

From cá (“fish”) +‎ cúi (“pig”), literally “pig fish”.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaː˧˦ kuj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaː˨˩˦ kuj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaː˦˥ kuj˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) cá cúi

  1. dugong (Dugong dugon)
    Synonyms: bò biển, cá nàng tiên, cá nược, đu-gông
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