Mlồi

Middle Vietnamese

Etymology

Attested in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum. There is no direct descendant with the meaning "Champa" in modern Vietnamese, although it persists in some names such as thành Lồi (“(rare) Kandapurpura”).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Related to Lùy "one ethnonym of the H'rê people"?”)

Pronunciation

• (Đông Kinh) [mloj^A2]

Proper noun

Mlồi

1. Champa

   Synonyms: Trì Trì, Chiem Thành

Descendants

• Vietnamese: Lồi