noãn hoàng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 卵黃, composed of 卵 (“egg”) and 黃 (“yolk”), from Chinese 卵黃／卵黄 (luǎnhuáng)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nwaːn˦ˀ˥ hwaːŋ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [nwaːŋ˧˨ hwaːŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [nwaːŋ˨˩˦ waːŋ˨˩]

Noun

noãn hoàng

(anatomy) yolk in a yolk sac

See also

lòng đỏ

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