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ma da

Pronunciation Northern /maː˧˧ zaː˧˧/ Central /maː˧˥ jaː˧˥/ Southern /maː˧˧ jaː˧˧/
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water ghost
Noun
water ghost
2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses

Noun

Sense 1 Noun
water ghost Culture & Proper NounsTheme

A type of aquatic spirit or ghost in folklore believed to cause swimmers to drown.

vi Trẻ em thường được dặn dò phải cẩn thận với ma da khi đi bơi.

en Children are often told to be careful of the water ghost when swimming.

Proper noun

Sense 2 Proper noun
personal name

Ma Da — a water-ghost figure in Vietnamese folklore

vi Ma Da là tên của một người.

en Ma Da is a person's name.

Parts
ma / da / 摩耶
Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
摩耶
Candidates by syllable
ma (魔) da
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Use
bóng ma / con ma / tẩu hỏa nhập ma / phim ma …
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