chó lài

Vietnamese

Etymology

chó (“dog”) +‎ lài. Considered to be from lai (“crossbred”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɔ˧˦ laːj˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɔ˨˩˦ laːj˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɔ˦˥ laːj˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) chó lài

an Indochinese dingo (one of the "national dogs" of Vietnam)

See also

Dingo Đông Dương

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