nhộng

See also: nhông

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Sinitic (yŏng < MC jɨoŋX < OC *loŋʔ, "pupa, chrysalis"; SV dõng, dũng), a colloquial loan with nasal assimilation *l- > ɲ- (S. Starostin, StarLing database).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲəwŋ͡m˨˩˨]

Noun

nhộng

pupa

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