mĩ nhân ngư

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 美人魚, composed of 美 (“beautiful”) and 人魚 (“mermaid”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mi˦ˀ˥ ɲən˧˧ ŋɨ˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [mɪj˧˨ ɲəŋ˧˧ ŋɨ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mɪj˨˩˦ ɲəŋ˧˧ ŋɨ˧˧]

    Noun

    mĩ nhân ngư

    1. (rare) mermaid

    See also

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