bóng đè

Vietnamese

Etymology

From bóng +‎ đè, literally “grounded by one's shadow”. It is commonly believed that sleep paralysis is caused by playfully playing with your own shadow, for example, doing shadow puppets.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˦ ʔɗɛ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˧˥ ʔɗɛ˦˩] ~ [ʔɓɔŋ˦˧˥ ʔɗɛ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˥ ʔɗɛ˨˩]

Noun

bóng đè

1. sleep paralysis