măng cụt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowed from a neighbouring language, ultimately from Malay manggustan.

Compare Thai มังคุด (mang-kút), Lao ມັງຄຸດ (mang khut), Burmese မင်းကွတ် (mang:kwat), Khmer មង្ឃុត (mŭəngkhut) and words in European languages derived from the same source.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maŋ˧˧ kut̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [maŋ˧˧ kʊk̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [maŋ˧˧ kʊk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cây, trái, quả) măng cụt

1. mangosteen

   Synonym: giáng châu