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ma lai

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See also: Mã Lai

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Vietnamese.

Noun

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ma lai m or f by sense (plural ma lai)

  1. A type of evil spirit of Vietnamese folklore

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Vietnamese

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ma lai
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Etymology

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ma +‎ lai.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(classifier con) ma lai

  1. a type of evil spirit in Vietnamese and other Southeast Asian folklore, appearing as a young beautiful woman with internal organs hanging from her neck where her torso should be; also known as กระสือ (grà-sʉ̌ʉ) in Thai and អាប (ʼaap) in Khmer