mắt cá

Vietnamese

Etymology

From mắt (“eye”) +‎ cá (“fish”). Also 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

(literally) a fish eye

Noun

(anatomy) a malleolus
Synonym: mắt cá chân
(dermatology) a plantar wart

Adjective

(photography, film, of lenses or shots) fisheye

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