muống
Vietnamese
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Ipomoea flower.
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *ɓɔːŋʔ (“water spinach (Ipomoea)”); cognate with Muong bỏng. Compare also Thai บุ้ง (bûng).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [muəŋ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [muəŋ˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [muəŋ˦˥]
Noun
muống
- Short for rau muống (“water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica)”).
- (Northern Vietnam) funnel (from the resemblance in shape to the plant's flower)
- Synonym: phễu
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