báo hoa mai

Vietnamese

Etymology

From báo (“large spotted felid”) +‎ hoa mai (“Ochna integerrima, yellow mai flower”), so called due to the shape of the spots on their fur.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˦ hwaː˧˧ maːj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ hwaː˧˧ maːj˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˦˥ waː˧˧ maːj˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) báo hoa mai

  1. a leopard
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