khủng long bạo chúa

Vietnamese

Etymology

khủng long (“dinosaur”) +‎ bạo chúa (“tyrant”), calque of New Latin Tyrannosaurus or Tyrannosaurus rex.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xʊwŋ͡m˧˩ lawŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓaːw˧˨ʔ t͡ɕuə˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰʊwŋ͡m˧˨ lawŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓaːw˨˩ʔ t͡ɕuə˨˩˦] ~ [xʊwŋ͡m˧˨ lɔŋ˧˧ ʔɓaːw˨˩ʔ t͡ɕuə˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ lawŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓaːw˨˩˨ cuə˦˥] ~ [xʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ lawŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓaːw˨˩˨ cuə˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) khủng long bạo chúa

1. a T. rex