See ma cà rồng on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "ma (“ghost, demon”) + cà rồng, from Tai Dam kurung or gurung. Attested in the Kiến văn tiểu lục (Lê Quý Đôn), the Thoái thực ký văn (Trương Quốc Dụng) and the Hưng Hóa kỷ lược (Phạm Thận Duật) in chữ Nôm as Cà-Rồng-quỷ (茄蠬鬼), Kì-Lằng-quỷ (奇䗀鬼), Càn-Sùng-quỷ (乾崇鬼).",
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"ipa": "[maː˧˧ kaː˨˩ zəwŋ͡m˨˩]",
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"Hà-Nội"
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},
{
"ipa": "[maː˧˧ kaː˦˩ ʐəwŋ͡m˦˩]",
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"ipa": "[maː˧˧ kaː˨˩ zəwŋ͡m˨˩]",
"tags": [
"Hà-Nội"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[maː˧˧ kaː˦˩ ʐəwŋ͡m˦˩]",
"tags": [
"Huế"
]
},
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"ipa": "[maː˧˧ kaː˨˩ ɹəwŋ͡m˨˩]",
"note": "Saigon"
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}
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