ma gà

Vietnamese

Etymology

ma +‎ gà.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maː˧˧ ɣaː˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [maː˧˧ ɣaː˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [maː˧˧ ɣaː˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) ma gà

1. a chicken ghost; a chicken demon; a spirit that takes the form of a chicken and makes people ill