Ông Lốt

Vietnamese

Etymology

From ông (male honorific title) +‎ lốt (“snake”). Scholar Olga Dror (2007) translates the term as "Mister Snake".

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ lot̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ lok̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ lok̚˦˥]

Proper noun

Ông Lốt • (翁𧙻)

1. Saint Snake, guardian spirit worshiped in Đạo Mẫu