"mãng xà" meaning in Vietnamese

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Noun

IPA: [maːŋ˦ˀ˥ saː˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [maːŋ˧˨ saː˦˩] [Huế], [maːŋ˨˩˦ saː˨˩] (note: Saigon) Forms: con [classifier]
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 蟒蛇, composed of 蟒 (“python”) and 蛇 (“snake”). The mythological sense is probably a Vietnamese innovation. Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|蟒蛇}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|蟒|python|蛇|snake}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 蟒蛇, composed of 蟒 (“python”) and 蛇 (“snake”) Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} mãng xà, {{vi-noun|cls=con}} (classifier con) mãng xà
  1. a large python
    Sense id: en-mãng_xà-vi-noun-EUbZEN5e Categories (other): Snakes Disambiguation of Snakes: 50 50
  2. a kind of giant, monstrous, wicked snake or serpent in Vietnamese folklore
    Sense id: en-mãng_xà-vi-noun-8VJZ9Kk- Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sino-Vietnamese words, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese nouns classified by con, Folklore, Mythological creatures, Snakes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 7 93 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by con: 12 88 Disambiguation of Folklore: 7 93 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 16 84 Disambiguation of Snakes: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: chằn tinh, xà tinh
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