"ma lai" meaning in Vietnamese

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Noun

IPA: [maː˧˧ laːj˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [maː˧˧ laːj˧˧] [Huế], [maː˧˧ laːj˧˧] (note: Saigon) Forms: con [classifier]
Etymology: ma + lai. Etymology templates: {{com|vi|ma|lai}} ma + lai Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} ma lai, {{vi-noun|cls=con}} (classifier con) ma lai
  1. a type of evil spirit in Vietnamese and other Southeast Asian folklore, appearing as a young beautiful woman with internal organs hanging from her neck where her torso should be; also known as กระสือ (grà-sʉ̌ʉ) in Thai and អាប (ʼaap) in Khmer Wikipedia link: vi:ma lai
    Sense id: en-ma_lai-vi-noun-QVgQFcQ~ Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese nouns classified by con

Download JSONL data for ma lai meaning in Vietnamese (1.7kB)

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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maː˧˧ laːj˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
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