ốc vú nàng

Vietnamese

Etymology

ốc +‎ vú +‎ nàng, literally “her breast snail”, so called because of the shape of its shell.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔəwk͡p̚˧˦ vu˧˦ naːŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔəwk͡p̚˦˧˥ vʊw˨˩˦ naːŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔəwk͡p̚˦˥ vʊw˦˥ naːŋ˨˩] ~ [ʔəwk͡p̚˦˥ jʊw˦˥ naːŋ˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) ốc vú nàng

1. certain limpets of the genus Cellana or Tectus