Etymology

cá ("fish") + Sino-Vietnamese word from 鯨 (“whale”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaː˧ˀ˦ kïŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaː˩ˀ˧ kɨ̞̠n˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kaː˦ˀ˥ kɨ̞̠n˨˩]