rừng rú

Vietnamese

Etymology

From rừng (“forest”) +‎ rú (fossil word from Proto-Vietic *m-ruːʔ (“forest”)). The use of synonymous elements conveys genericity or plurality. Compare xe cộ, muông thú.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zɨŋ˨˩ zu˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐɨŋ˦˩ ʐʊw˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɹɨŋ˨˩ ɹʊw˦˥]

Noun

rừng rú (棱/𡼹/𡹃 + 柘/𧀓/𡀿)

(collective) forests; woods

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