manh giông

Vietnamese

Etymology

manh +‎ giông (“salamander”); the first element is the Sino-Vietnamese word from 盲 (“blind”).

Most likely derived from Chinese 盲螈 (manh nguyên, “blind salamander”), with Sinitic 螈 (nguyên) being replaced by native giông while still keeping Chinese head-final structure. The result of regular calqueing would be *(kì) giông mù.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [majŋ̟˧˧ zəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mɛɲ˧˧ jəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [man˧˧ jəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) manh giông

1. olm

See also

• sa giông; kì giông, cá cóc