ma da

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mada"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maː˧˧ zaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [maː˧˧ jaː˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [maː˧˧ jaː˧˧]
• Homophone: Ma Da

Noun

(classifier con) ma da

1. (mythology) a kind of aquatic ghost or demon, believed to cause swimmers to drown