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Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 恐怖 (“terror, terrifying”). The Sino-Vietnamese reading of the second character is irregular and is most likely due to the influence of the phonetic 布 (MC puH) (SV: bố) used in 怖 (MC phuH).
Pronunciation
Verb
khủng bố
- to persecute
- to terrorize, to cause terror
- kẻ khủng bố ― a terrorist
Derived terms