xà niêng

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• Xà Niêng
• xà niên

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saː˨˩ niəŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [saː˦˩ niəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [saː˨˩ niəŋ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) xà niêng

1. (cryptozoology) allegedly unidentified humanoid creature of Southern Vietnam, similar to Sasquatch