thung lũng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Lũng came from Proto-Mon-Khmer *luŋ(h) or *luuŋh; cognate with Khmer លុង (lung). See also lủng (“having a hole, be perforated”) and trũng (“be lower than surrounding surface”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰʊwŋ͡m˧˧ lʊwŋ͡m˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰʊwŋ͡m˧˧ lʊwŋ͡m˧˨]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰʊwŋ͡m˧˧ lʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦]

Noun

thung lũng

  1. valley

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