rừng rú

Vietnamese

Etymology

From rừng (“forest”) +‎ rú (fossil word from Proto-Vietic *b-ruːʔ (“forest, mountain”)). The use of synonymous elements conveys genericity or plurality. Compare xe cộ, muông thú.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zɨŋ˨˩ zu˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐɨŋ˦˩ ʐʊw˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɹɨŋ˨˩ ɹʊw˦˥]

Noun

rừng rú • (棱/𡼹/𡹃 + 柘/𧀓/𡀿)

1. (collective) forests; woods