manh giông
Vietnamese
Etymology
manh + giông (“salamander”); the first element is the Sino-Vietnamese word from 盲 (“blind”).
Most likely derived from Chinese 盲螈 (manh nguyên, “blind salamander”), with Sinitic 螈 (nguyên) being replaced by native giông while still keeping Chinese head-final structure. The result of regular calqueing would be *(kì) giông mù.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [majŋ̟˧˧ zəwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [mɛɲ˧˧ jəwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [man˧˧ jəwŋ͡m˧˧]
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