vượn
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editCognate with Muong Bi wẫn. Compare Proto-Vietic *k-vaɲ (whence Arem kwaɲ, etc.) which lacks the expected glottal stop if it was actually cognates of the Viet-Muong forms.
Unlikely to be derived from 猨 ~ 猿 (> SV: viên) as proposed by Sinocentric philologists like An Chi.
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vɨən˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vɨəŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [vɨəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [jɨəŋ˨˩˨]
- Homophones: Vượng, dượng
Noun
edit(classifier con) vượn • (猿, 𤠴, 𤢥)