cá tra

Vietnamese

Etymology

cá (“fish”) +‎ tra. The second element is apparently from Khmer ប្រា (praa, “Pangasius sp.”)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier con) cá tra

1. (Southern Vietnam) iridescent shark (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus)
2. generic name for any species in the family Pangasiidae

Descendants

• → English: tra