cá tra
Vietnamese
Etymology
cá + tra, from Khmer ប្រា (praa, “certain Pangasius species”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaː˧˦ t͡ɕaː˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kaː˨˩˦ ʈaː˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kaː˦˥ ʈaː˧˧]
Noun
(classifier con) cá tra
- (Southern Vietnam, zoology) iridescent shark, Pangasianodon hypophthalmus
- generic name for any species in the Pangasiidae family
See also
- cá ba sa