vòi rồng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Probably a calque of Chinese 龍捲／龙卷 (long quyển, literally “dragon roll”), equivalent to vòi (“hose; tube”) +‎ rồng (“dragon”). Compare Japanese 竜巻 (tatsumaki).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vɔj˨˩ zəwŋ͡m˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vɔj˦˩ ʐəwŋ͡m˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vɔj˨˩ ɹəwŋ͡m˨˩] ~ [jɔj˨˩ ɹəwŋ͡m˨˩]

Noun

vòi rồng

1. a tornado