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˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [muəŋ˧˧ tʰʊw˦˥]
Noun
- (literary, collective) animals