rừng rú

Vietnamese

Etymology

From rừng (“forest”) +‎ rú (fossil word from Proto-Vietic *b-ruːʔ (“forest, mountain”)). The use of synonymous elements conveys genericity or plurality. Compare xe cộ, muông thú.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zɨŋ˨˩ zu˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʐɨŋ˦˩ ʐʊw˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɹɨŋ˨˩ ɹʊw˦˥]

Noun

rừng rú • (棱/𡼹/𡹃 + 柘/𧀓/𡀿)

  1. (collective) forests; woods
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