"ma nữ" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Vietnamese]

IPA: [maː˧˧ nɨ˦ˀ˥] [Hà-Nội], [maː˧˧ nɨ˧˨] [Huế], [maː˧˧ nɨ˨˩˦] [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City] Forms: con [classifier]
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”). Etymology templates: {{m|vi|魔女|t=witch}} 魔女 (“witch”), {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|魔女|witch}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 魔女 (“witch”), {{m|vi|ma}} ma, {{af|vi|ma|nữ|t1=ghost|t2=female}} ma (“ghost”) + nữ (“female”) Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} ma nữ, {{vi-noun|cls=con}} (classifier con) ma nữ
  1. (fiction) the ghost of a dead girl or woman Categories (topical): Death, Female, Fiction

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