tôm hùm
Vietnamese
Etymology
tôm (“shrimp”) + hùm (“tiger”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tom˧˧ hum˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tom˧˧ hum˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tom˧˧ hʊm˨˩]
Noun
(classifier con) tôm hùm
- lobster
See also
tôm sú - tiger prawn