cá ngựa

Vietnamese

Etymology

cá (“fish”) +‎ ngựa (“horse”)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier con) cá ngựa • (𩵜馭)

1. a sea horse (fish)
2. Short for cờ cá ngựa.