sao la

Vietnamese

Etymology

Probably from Lao ເສົາຫລາ (sao lā) ("spindle[-horned]"), or from some other Tai-Kadai language.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saːw˧˧ laː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂaːw˧˧ laː˧˧] ~ [saːw˧˧ laː˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂaːw˧˧ laː˧˧] ~ [saːw˧˧ laː˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) sao la

  1. saola

Descendants

  • → English: saola
  • → Japanese: サオラ (saora)
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