muông thú

Vietnamese

Etymology

From muông (“beast”, fossil word) +‎ thú (“beast”). The use of synonymous elements conveys genericity or plurality. Compare xe cộ, rừng rú.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [muəŋ˧˧ tʰu˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [muəŋ˧˧ tʰʊw˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [muəŋ˧˧ tʰʊw˦˥]

Noun

muông thú

1. (literary, collective) animals