ông kẹ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ kɛ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ kɛ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ kɛ˨˩˨]

Noun

ông kẹ

1. (mythology) a kind of ghost or monster
2. (Western mythology) bogeyman

See also

• ông ba bị; ma xó; ma da
• ma trơi