sao la

Vietnamese

Etymology

Probably from Lao ເສົາຫລາ (sao lā) ("spindle[-horned]"), or from some other Tai-Kadai language.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saːw˧˧ laː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaːw˧˧ laː˧˧] ~ [saːw˧˧ laː˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂaːw˧˧ laː˧˧] ~ [saːw˧˧ laː˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) sao la

1. a saola

Descendants

• English: saola
• Japanese: サオラ (saora)