rừng rú
Vietnamese
Etymology
From rừng (“forest”) + rú (fossil word from Proto-Vietic *m-ruːʔ (“forest”)). The use of synonymous elements conveys genericity or plurality. Compare xe cộ, muông thú.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zɨŋ˨˩ zu˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʐɨŋ˦˩ ʐʊw˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɹɨŋ˨˩ ɹʊw˦˥]
Noun
rừng rú (棱/𡼹/𡹃 + 柘/𧀓/𡀿)
- (collective) forests; woods