Etymology

tinh tinh ‎(“chimpanzee”) +‎ lùn ‎(“short”), literally "dwarf/short chimpanzee", a calque of Chinese 矮黑猩猩

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tïŋ˧˧ tïŋ˧˧ l̪un˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨ̞̠n˧˧ tɨ̞̠n˧˧ lun˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tɨ̞̠n˧˥ tɨ̞̠n˧˥ l̻ʲʊwŋ͡m˨˩]