khủng long
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 恐龍, composed of 恐 (“terror”) and 龍 (“dragon”), from Japanese 恐竜 (kyōryū).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xʊwŋ͡m˧˩ lawŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰʊwŋ͡m˧˨ lawŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ lawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [xʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ lawŋ͡m˧˧]
Noun
(classifier con) khủng long
- a dinosaur