vượn

See also: vuon and vườn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Cognate with Muong Bi wẫn. Compare Proto-Vietic *k-vaɲ (whence Arem kwaɲ, etc.) which lacks the expected glottal stop if it was actually cognates of the Viet-Muong forms.

Unlikely to be derived from 猨 ~ 猿 (> SV: viên) as proposed by Sinocentric philologists like An Chi.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vɨən˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vɨəŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vɨəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [jɨəŋ˨˩˨]
  • Homophones: Vượng, dượng (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam)

Noun

(classifier con) vượn • (猿, 𤠴, 𤢥)

  1. gibbon
  2. (loosely) ape (animal)
    Synonym: khỉ
    vượn người/người vượn ― non-anatomically human species of Homo
    vượn/khỉ hình người ― a hominid (literally, “humanoid ape”)

Derived terms

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