cá tra

See also: catra

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
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