linh miêu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 靈貓 (“civet”), with the 貓／猫 reinterpreted to literally mean "cat", rather than any cat-like animal such as the civet. Compare linh cẩu, Linh trưởng.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lïŋ˧˧ miəw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [lɨn˧˧ miw˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lɨn˧˧ miw˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) linh miêu

lynx

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