chuối ngự

Vietnamese

Etymology

chuối +‎ ngự. According to folk etymology, the second element is a Sino-Vietnamese word from 御 (“royal”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuəj˧˦ ŋɨ˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuj˨˩˦ ŋɨ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cuj˦˥ ŋɨ˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cây, quả, trái) chuối ngự

  1. kind of cultivated banana originated from Hà Nam, Vietnam
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