ong khoái

Vietnamese

Etymology

ong +‎ khoái; the second element is from Proto-Vietic *kweːʔ, borrowed from a Sino-Tibetan language. Cognate with Chut [Rục] kwiː³, Chepang क्‍वाय्, Drung kua, Manipuri ꯈꯣꯏ (khoʼi) (the latter three inherited from a common ST root). The initial velar shows irregular aspiration.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔawŋ͡m˧˧ xwaːj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔawŋ͡m˧˧ kʰwaːj˨˩˦] ~ [ʔɔŋ˧˧ xwaːj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔawŋ͡m˧˧ kʰwaːj˦˥] ~ [ʔawŋ͡m˧˧ xwaːj˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) ong khoái

1. giant honey bee (Apis dorsata)