bóng đè

Vietnamese

Etymology

From bóng +‎ đè, literally “grounded by one's shadow”. It is commonly believed that sleep paralysis is caused by playfully playing with your own shadow, for example, doing shadow puppets.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˦ ʔɗɛ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˧˥ ʔɗɛ˦˩] ~ [ʔɓɔŋ˦˧˥ ʔɗɛ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˥ ʔɗɛ˨˩]

Noun

bóng đè

  1. sleep paralysis
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