măng cụt
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from a neighbouring language, ultimately from Malay manggustan.
Compare Thai มังคุด (mang-kút), Lao ມັງຄຸດ (mang khut), Burmese မင်းကွတ် (mang:kwat), Khmer មង្ឃុត (mŭəngkhut) and words in European languages derived from the same source.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maŋ˧˧ kut̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [maŋ˧˧ kʊk̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [maŋ˧˧ kʊk͡p̚˨˩˨]
Noun edit
(classifier cây, trái, quả) măng cụt
- mangosteen
- Synonym: giáng châu