rắn hổ mang

Vietnamese

Etymology

rắn hổ (“elapid”) +‎ mang (“hood”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zan˧˦ ho˧˩ maːŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʐaŋ˦˧˥ how˧˨ maːŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɹaŋ˦˥ how˨˩˦ maːŋ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) rắn hổ mang

  1. a cobra (venomous snake)
    Synonym: hổ mang

Usage notes

  • As with many words for snakes, the element rắn (“snake”) is often dropped in the spoken language, especially if it is clear that the topic is a snake species. For fish, the opposite is true: the element cá is never dropped in colloquial language, but can be dropped in literary works (i.e. chép instead of cá chép (“carp”)).
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