sao la

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Probably from Lao ເສົາຫລາ (sao lā) ("spindle[-horned]"), or from some other Tai-Kadai language.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saːw˧˧ laː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂaːw˧˧ laː˧˧] ~ [saːw˧˧ laː˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂaːw˧˧ laː˧˧] ~ [saːw˧˧ laː˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)

Noun

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(classifier con) sao la

  1. a saola

Descendants

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  • English: saola
  • Japanese: サオラ (saora)