măng cụt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowed from a neighbouring language, ultimately from Malay manggustan.

Compare Thai มังคุด (mang-kút), Lao ມັງຄຸດ (mang khut), Burmese မင်းကွတ် (mang:kwat), Khmer មង្ឃុត (mŭəngkhut) and words in European languages derived from the same source.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maŋ˧˧ kut̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [maŋ˧˧ kʊk̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [maŋ˧˧ kʊk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cây, trái, quả) măng cụt

mangosteen
Synonym: giáng châu

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