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
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