nhân ngư

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 人魚, composed of 人 (“man, person”) and 魚 (“fish”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲən˧˧ ŋɨ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ ŋɨ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ ŋɨ˧˧]

Noun

nhân ngư

  1. mermaid

See also

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