mắc mật

[mak̚˧˦ mət̚˧˨ʔ]

[mak̚˦˧˥ mək̚˨˩ʔ]

[mak̚˦˥ mək̚˨˩˨]

Borrowed from a Tai language, literally means "ant fruit". Compare Zhuang makmoed; Lao ຫມາກ ມົດ (māk mot).


đồn đột

[ʔɗon˨˩ ʔɗot̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɗoŋ˦˩ ʔɗok̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɗoŋ˨˩ ʔɗok̚˨˩˨]

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) sea cucumber


cá lìm kìm

(zoology) fish from the Zenarchopteridae family


thuốc cá

[tʰuək̚˧˦ kaː˧˦]

[tʰuək̚˦˧˥ kaː˨˩˦]

[tʰuək̚˦˥ kaː˦˥]


ô môi

It has been claimed that the "lesbian" sense comes from a misreading of French homo, in which case the hyphenated spelling would be justified.

Coordinate term: pê-đê

Ví dụ, có gia đình mong con trai thì sinh toàn con gái. Có gia đình mong sinh con gái nhưng toàn sinh con trai quậy phá. Có người muốn sinh con trai hoặc con gái cũng được nhưng lại sinh ra ô môi và pê-đê.

2018 May 21, Thích Nhật Từ, THIỀN VIPASSANĀ - BỐN NỀN TẢNG CHÁNH NIỆM [VIPASSANĀ MEDITATION: FOUR MINDFULNESS FOUNDATIONS]:

For example, some families want sons but only have daughters. Some want daughters but only have naughty sons. Some people want sons or daughters but end up having gays and lesbians.

(informal, derogatory) lesbian, tomboyish or butch


Thỏ

From thỏ, and from the Telex input of English Thor, where the r adds a hook above Tho by default, and the r key must be double-tapped otherwise.

(fiction) the stock name for an anthropomorphic rabbit or hare


kiền kiền

[kiəŋ˦˩ kiəŋ˦˩]

[kiəŋ˨˩ kiəŋ˨˩]


mồn mồn

[moŋ˦˩ moŋ˦˩]

[moŋ˨˩ moŋ˨˩]

(Thanh Hoá) a kind of red land crab found in Thanh Hoá


tôm càng xanh

[tom˧˧ kaːŋ˨˩ sajŋ̟˧˧]

[tom˧˧ kaːŋ˦˩ sɛɲ˧˧]

tôm (“shrimp”) + càng (“crustacean claw, pincer”) + xanh (“blue”).

com

giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii)


sầm

certain plants of the family Memecylaceae


sơn vé

cây (classifier)
quả (classifier)
trái (classifier)

[səːn˧˧ vɛ˧˦]

[ʂəːŋ˧˧ vɛ˨˩˦]

[səːŋ˧˧ vɛ˨˩˦]

[ʂəːŋ˧˧ vɛ˦˥]

[səːŋ˧˧ jɛ˦˥]


trai lí

[t͡ɕaːj˧˧ li˧˦]

[ʈaːj˧˧ lɪj˨˩˦]

[ʈaːj˧˧ lɪj˦˥]


tai chua

[taːj˧˧ t͡ɕuə˧˧]

[taːj˧˧ t͡ɕuə˧˧]


đoác

[ʔɗwaːk̚˦˧˥]

From an Austronesian source. Compare Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuak (“palm wine”).

cog

Arenga pinnata
Arenga pinnata#Translingual


bụp giấm

[ʔɓup̚˧˨ʔ zəm˧˦]

[ʔɓup̚˨˩ʔ jəm˦˧˥]

[ʔɓʊp̚˨˩˨ jəm˦˥]


cá ngão

[kaː˧˦ ŋaːw˦ˀ˥]

[kaː˨˩˦ ŋaːw˧˨]

[kaː˦˥ ŋaːw˨˩˦]

predatory carp (Chanodichthys erythropterus)


cá chẽm

[kaː˧˦ t͡ɕɛm˦ˀ˥]

[kaː˨˩˦ t͡ɕɛm˧˨]

[kaː˦˥ cɛm˨˩˦]


cá tuyết

[kaː˨˩˦ twiək̚˦˧˥]

[kaː˦˥ t⁽ʷ⁾iək̚˦˥]

From cá (“fish”) + tuyết (“snow”), calque of Chinese 鱈魚／鳕鱼 (xuěyú).


cá hố

[kaː˨˩˦ how˨˩˦]

Trichiurus lepturus
Trichiurus lepturus#Translingual

largehead hairtail, cutlassfish (Trichiurus lepturus)


cá vược

head

cá vược • (个/𩵜 + 䱛/鰔)

[kaː˧˦ vɨək̚˧˨ʔ]

[kaː˨˩˦ vɨək̚˨˩ʔ]

[kaː˦˥ vɨək̚˨˩˨]

[kaː˦˥ jɨək̚˨˩˨]

com

Sino-Vietnamese word from <i class="Hani mention" lang="vi">䱛</i> ?

cá (“fish”) + vược (Sino-Vietnamese word from 䱛 ?)


cá hề

From cá (“fish”) + hề (“clown”), calque of English clownfish.


cá cúi

[kaː˨˩˦ kuj˨˩˦]

From cá (“fish”) + cúi (“pig”), literally “pig fish”.


củ khởi

[ku˧˩ xəːj˧˩]

[kʊw˧˨ kʰəːj˧˨]

[kʊw˧˨ xəːj˧˨]

[kʊw˨˩˦ kʰəːj˨˩˦]

[kʊw˨˩˦ xəːj˨˩˦]

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 枸杞 (SV: cẩu kỉ).

der

SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">cẩu kỉ</i>


ưng biển

[ʔɨŋ˧˧ ʔɓiən˧˩]

[ʔɨŋ˧˧ ʔɓiəŋ˧˨]

[ʔɨŋ˧˧ ʔɓiəŋ˨˩˦]

Pandion haliaetus
Pandion haliaetus#Translingual


ó cá

[ʔɔ˧˦ kaː˧˦]

[ʔɔ˨˩˦ kaː˨˩˦]

[ʔɔ˦˥ kaː˦˥]


ô tác

[ʔo˧˧ taːk̚˧˦]

[ʔow˧˧ taːk̚˦˧˥]

[ʔow˧˧ taːk̚˦˥]


yến mạch

[ʔiən˧˦ majk̟̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʔiəŋ˦˧˥ mat̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʔiəŋ˦˥ mat̚˨˩˨]


mắt mèo

[mak̚˦˧˥ mɛw˦˩]


cá lạc

[kaː˧˦ laːk̚˧˨ʔ]

[kaː˨˩˦ laːk̚˨˩ʔ]

[kaː˦˥ laːk̚˨˩˨]

daggertooth pike conger
daggertooth pike conger

daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus)


củ mài

[kʊw˨˩˦ maːj˨˩]


sấu đỏ

[səw˧˦ ʔɗɔ˧˩]

[ʂəw˨˩˦ ʔɗɔ˧˨]

[səw˨˩˦ ʔɗɔ˧˨]

[ʂəw˦˥ ʔɗɔ˨˩˦]

[səw˦˥ ʔɗɔ˨˩˦]


cá leo

[kaː˧˦ lɛw˧˧]

[kaː˨˩˦ lɛw˧˧]

[kaː˦˥ lɛw˧˧]

The second element is same as the nheo in cá nheo. However, this compound probably went through semantic narrowing and now refers to W. attu (and others within the Wallago genus).


vòi voi

[vɔj˨˩ vɔj˧˧]

[vɔj˦˩ vɔj˧˧]

[vɔj˨˩ vɔj˧˧]

[jɔj˨˩ jɔj˧˧]


câu cấu

[kəw˧˧ kəw˧˦]

[kəw˧˧ kəw˨˩˦]

[kəw˧˧ kəw˦˥]


dái mít

[jaːj˨˩˦ mit̚˦˧˥]

[jaːj˦˥ mɨt̚˦˥]

From dái (“fruit”) + mít (“jackfruit”). The first element is an unetymological spelling of giái and doesn't actually mean "testicle", although admittedly had been contaminated to a great extant, compare dái tai.


nắc nẻ

cây (classifier)
bông (classifier)
hoa (classifier)

[nak̚˧˦ nɛ˧˩]

[nak̚˦˧˥ nɛ˧˨]

[nak̚˦˥ nɛ˨˩˦]

Impatiens balsamina
Impatiens balsamina#Translingual


guồi

Compare Khmer គុយ (kuy) and Thai คุย (kui).


đòng đong

[ʔɗawŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɗawŋ͡m˧˧]

[ʔɗawŋ͡m˦˩ ʔɗawŋ͡m˧˧]

[ʔɗɔŋ˦˩ ʔɗɔŋ˧˧]

[ʔɗawŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɗawŋ͡m˧˧]

kind of small fish that lives in ponds or paddy fields