cá sấu
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See also: casáu
Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
cá (“fish”) + sấu (“crocodile”).
Not etymologically related to xấu (“ugly”), which is sometimes considered as connected due to folk etymology.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaː˧˦ səw˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kaː˨˩˦ ʂəw˨˩˦] ~ [kaː˨˩˦ səw˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kaː˦˥ ʂəw˦˥] ~ [kaː˦˥ səw˦˥]
Noun[edit]
(classifier con) cá sấu • (个/𩵜 + 䱸/𩽉/𩽤)
- crocodile
- (by extension) crocodilian
- (figurative, slang, a play on sấu ~ xấu (“ugly”)) ugly person