Etymology

From Sinitic 蛹 (yŏng < MC jɨoŋX < OC *loŋʔ, "pupa, chrysalis"; SV dõng, dũng), a colloquial loan with nasal assimilation *l- > ɲ- (S. Starostin, StarLing database).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲɜwŋ͡m˧ˀ˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲɜwŋ͡m˨ˀ˨ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲ̻ɜwŋ͡m˨ˀ˧ʔ]