thây ma

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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thây (corpse) +‎ ma (ghost).

Attested already in Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651), although apparently then meant merely "corpse" or "the dead"; later adopted to the concept of "zombie".

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(classifier con) thây ma

  1. (obsolete) corpse; dead body
  2. (occult) undead
  3. (by extension) zombie
    Synonym: xác sống