đười ươi

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨəj˨˩ ʔɨəj˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨj˦˩ ʔɨj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨj˨˩ ʔɨj˧˧]

Etymology 1

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Noun

(classifier con) đười ươi

(obsolete) a cryptid or animal with human characteristics
- Chỉ nam ngọc âm giải nghĩa (指南玉音解義)
  狸狸号丐代埃
  命㹥密㝵咍説𱐍於
  "Li li" hiệu cái đười ươi,
  Mình chó mặt người hay thốt u ơ.
  The "lílí" is called "đười ươi".
  With dog body and a human face, they often make unintelligible noise.
(by extension) orangutan

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

(classifier cây) đười ươi

Scaphium affine
Synonyms: ươi, lười ươi

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