sơn nữ

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 山 (“mountain”) and 女 (“female”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səːn˧˧ nɨ˦ˀ˥]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəːŋ˧˧ nɨ˧˨] ~ [səːŋ˧˧ nɨ˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂəːŋ˧˧ nɨ˨˩˦] ~ [səːŋ˧˧ nɨ˨˩˦]

    Noun

    sơn nữ

    1. (literary) a female mountain-dweller; a montagnarde
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