muông thú

Vietnamese

Etymology

From muông (“beast”, fossil word) +‎ thú (“beast”). The use of synonymous elements conveys genericity or plurality. Compare xe cộ, rừng rú.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [muəŋ˧˧ tʰu˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [muəŋ˧˧ tʰʊw˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [muəŋ˧˧ tʰʊw˦˥]

Noun

muông thú

(literary, collective) animals

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