thây ma
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
thây (“corpse”) + ma (“ghost”).
Attested already in Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651), although apparently then meant merely "corpse" or "the dead"; later adopted to the concept of "zombie".
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəj˧˧ maː˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəj˧˧ maː˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰəj˧˧ maː˧˧]