chuối ngự

Vietnamese

Etymology

chuối +‎ ngự. According to folk etymology, the second element is a Sino-Vietnamese word from 御 (“royal”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuəj˧˦ ŋɨ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuj˨˩˦ ŋɨ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cuj˦˥ ŋɨ˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cây, quả, trái) chuối ngự

1. kind of cultivated banana originated from Hà Nam, Vietnam