thây ma

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === thây (“corpse”) +‎ ma (“ghost”). Attested already in Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651), although apparently then meant merely "corpse" or "the dead"; later adopted to the concept of "zombie". === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəj˧˧ maː˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəj˧˧ maː˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəj˧˧ maː˧˧] === Noun === (classifier con) thây ma (obsolete) corpse; dead body (occult) undead (by extension) zombie Synonym: xác sống