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Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 符水 (“charmed water”).
Pronunciation
Noun
phù thuỷ
- any mythical or folkloric creature who practices magic or witchcraft; a witch, warlock, wizard, charmer, enchanter, magician, etc.
mụ phù thuỷ- a wicked witch
Trường Phù thủy và Pháp sư Hogwarts- Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Usage notes
- Fantasy is a contemporary genre in Vietnamese literature, imported from the West, with a lack of a diverse vocabulary. Phù thuỷ and pháp sư are used for human magicians. Chú lùn for short humanoid creatures, tiên for fair elvish creatures, and quỷ for monstrous creatures.
- Some translators consciously use phù thuỷ for female witches, and pháp sư for male wizards. The translator of the Harry Potter series used this approach.