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

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