dong riềng
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]dong (“Phrynium placentarium”) + riềng (“Alpinia”). Semantically analogous to English pineapple, which is neither a pine nor an apple.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zawŋ͡m˧˧ ziəŋ˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jawŋ͡m˧˧ ʐiəŋ˦˩] ~ [jɔŋ˧˧ ʐiəŋ˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [jawŋ͡m˧˧ ɹiəŋ˨˩]
Noun
[edit]- a canna plant