mãng xà

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 蟒蛇, composed of 蟒 (“python”) and 蛇 (“snake”). The mythological sense is probably a Vietnamese innovation.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maːŋ˦ˀ˥ saː˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [maːŋ˧˨ saː˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [maːŋ˨˩˦ saː˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) mãng xà

a large python
a kind of giant, monstrous, wicked snake or serpent in Vietnamese folklore

See also

chằn tinh
xà tinh

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