cá tai tượng

Vietnamese

Etymology

(fish) +‎ tai (ear) +‎ tượng (elephant), literally “elephant ear fish”.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier con) tai tượng

  1. (zoology) giant gourami (Osphronemus goramy)