dâu tằm

Vietnamese

Etymology

dâu (“mulberry”) +‎ tằm (“silkworm”), so named because mulberry is cultivated to feed silkworms.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zəw˧˧ tam˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jəw˧˧ tam˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jəw˧˧ tam˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cây) dâu tằm

mulberry
Synonyms: dâu, dâu trắng, dâu ta

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