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ong khoái

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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ong +‎ khoái; the second element is from Proto-Vietic *kweːʔ, borrowed from a Sino-Tibetan language. Cognate with Chut [Rục] kwiː³, Chepang क्‍वाय्, Drung kua, Manipuri ꯈꯣꯏ (khoʼi) (the latter three inherited from a common ST root). The initial velar shows irregular aspiration.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔawŋ͡m˧˧ xwaːj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔawŋ͡m˧˧ kʰwaːj˨˩˦] ~ [ʔɔŋ˧˧ xwaːj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔawŋ͡m˧˧ kʰwaːj˦˥] ~ [ʔawŋ͡m˧˧ xwaːj˦˥]

Noun

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(classifier con) ong khoái

  1. giant honey bee (Apis dorsata)