mạy tèo

Vietnamese

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Kra-Dai in origin. mạy in Tai means "tree" but i don't know what the second element is.”

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maj˧˨ʔ tɛw˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [maj˨˩ʔ tɛw˦˩]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ma(ː)j˨˩˨ tɛw˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cây) mạy tèo

Taxotrophis macrophylla.^[1]

References

^ Phạm Hoàng Hộ (1999) Cây cỏ Việt Nam [Vegetation of Vietnam]‎^[554], volume 2, Ho Chi Minh city: NXB Trẻ, page 554

[1] Phạm Hoàng Hộ (1999) Cây cỏ Việt Nam [Vegetation of Vietnam]‎^[554], volume 2, Ho Chi Minh city: NXB Trẻ, page 554

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