ma cà rồng

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Vietnamese

 ma cà rồng on Vietnamese Wikipedia

Etymology

ma (ghost, demon) +‎ cà rồng, from Tai Dam kurung or gurung. Attested in the Kiến văn tiểu lục (Lê Quý Đôn), the Thoái thực ký văn (Trương Quốc Dụng) and the Hưng Hóa kỷ lược (Phạm Thận Duật) in chữ Nôm as Cà-Rồng-quỷ (茄蠬鬼), Kì-Lằng-quỷ (奇䗀鬼), Càn-Sùng-quỷ (乾崇鬼).

Pronunciation

Noun

ma cà rồng

  1. (folklore, mythology) a blood-sucking evil spirit in some ethnic minority folklores
  2. (by extension, mythology) a vampire
    Abraham Lincoln, thợ săn ma cà rồng
    Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter