khủng long

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 恐龍, composed of 恐 (“terror”) and 龍 (“dragon”), from Japanese 恐竜 (kyōryū).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xʊwŋ͡m˧˩ lawŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰʊwŋ͡m˧˨ lawŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ lawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [xʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ lawŋ͡m˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) khủng long

  1. a dinosaur
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