cá nhám

Vietnamese

Etymology

cá (“fish”) +‎ nhám (“rough”), named so because of their crude skin.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier con) cá nhám • (亇 + 敢/𩸶)

  1. shark (especially the smaller species)

Usage notes

  • In colloquial usage, cá nhám often designates smaller shark species. However, within zoological context, most sharks can be called cá nhám, even the whale shark (cá nhám voi).
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