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Vietnamese
Etymology
ma (“ghost, demon”) + cà rồng, from Tai Dam kurung or gurung(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?). 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
- (folklore, mythology) blood-sucking evil spirit in ethnic minority's folklores
- Synonym: ma cà lồ
- (by extension, mythology) vampire
Abraham Lincoln, thợ săn ma cà rồng- Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter