mãng xà

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 蟒蛇, composed of 蟒 (“python”) and 蛇 (“snake”). The mythological sense is probably a Vietnamese innovation.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maːŋ˦ˀ˥ saː˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [maːŋ˧˨ saː˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [maːŋ˨˩˦ saː˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) mãng xà

  1. a large python
  2. (folklore) a wicked, monstruous, giant snake or serpent

See also

  • chằn tinh
  • xà tinh
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