sơn nữ
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 山 (“mountain”) and 女 (“female”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səːn˧˧ nɨ˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəːŋ˧˧ nɨ˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂəːŋ˧˧ nɨ˨˩˦] ~ [səːŋ˧˧ nɨ˨˩˦]
Noun
sơn nữ
- (literary) a female mountain-dweller; a montagnarde