phượng

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fɨəŋ˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fɨəŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fɨəŋ˨˩˨]
  • Homophone: Phượng
  • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

Etymology 1

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 鳳 (“male fenghuang”); this is the Southern form. Compare phụng, the Northern form.

    Noun

    (classifier con) phượng

    1. clipping of phượng hoàng (“fenghuang”)

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (classifier cây, hoa, bông) phượng

    1. clipping of phượng vĩ (“royal poinciana”)
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