ma nữ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "manu"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 魔女 (“witch”), literally "magical female". The syllable ma is often associated with its non-Sino-Vietnamese meaning (which is "ghost"), hence the common misapplication of the term.

Alternatively, simply from a compound of ma (“ghost”) +‎ nữ (“female”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maː˧˧ nɨ˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [maː˧˧ nɨ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [maː˧˧ nɨ˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier con) ma nữ

  1. (fiction) the ghost of a dead girl or woman
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