thuồng luồng

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Disyllabic non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (SV: long) (Maspero, 1912). Compare rồng.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(classifier con) thuồng luồng

  1. (mythology) aquatic serpent-like monster.
  2. (archaic) a crocodile