dong riềng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Exocentric compound of dong (“Phrynium placentarium”) +‎ riềng (“Alpinia”). Semantically analogous to English pineapple, which is neither a pine nor an apple.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zawŋ͡m˧˧ ziəŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jawŋ͡m˧˧ ʐiəŋ˦˩] ~ [jɔŋ˧˧ ʐiəŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jawŋ͡m˧˧ ɹiəŋ˨˩]

Noun

dong riềng (classifier cây)

1. a canna plant