muông thú

Vietnamese

Etymology

From muông (“beast”, fossil word) +‎ thú (“beast”). The use of synonymous elements conveys genericity or plurality. Compare xe cộ, rừng rú.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [muəŋ˧˧ tʰu˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [muəŋ˧˧ tʰʊw˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [muəŋ˧˧ tʰʊw˦˥]
  • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

Noun

muông thú

  1. (literary, collective) animals
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