Khuyển Nhung

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 犬戎.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xwiən˧˩ ɲʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰwiəŋ˧˨ ɲʊwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [xwiəŋ˧˨ ɲʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰwiəŋ˨˩˦ ɲʊwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [xwiəŋ˨˩˦ ɲʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

Proper noun

Khuyển Nhung

1. (historical) the Quanrong (ethnic group active in the northwestern part of China during the Zhou dynasty)