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˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂaːw˧˧ laː˧˧] ~ [saːw˧˧ laː˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) sao la

a saola

Descendants

English: saola
Japanese: サオラ (saora)

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