cá giếc

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (also common, unetymological spelling) cá diếc
• (North Central Vietnam) cá chiếc

Etymology

From cá (“fish”) +‎ giếc (“crucian carp”)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier con) cá giếc

1. a crucian carp

   Synonym: giếc