mắt cá

See also: matca

Vietnamese

Etymology

From mắt (“eye”) +‎ cá (“fish”). The adjective is a semantic loan from English fisheye (adjective).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mat̚˧˦ kaː˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [mak̚˦˧˥ kaː˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mak̚˦˥ kaː˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) mắt cá

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mắt,‎ cá.
(anatomy) malleolus
mắt cá chân ― malleolus
(dermatology) plantar wart

Adjective

(photography, film, of lenses or shots) fisheye

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