san hô

Vietnamese

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Vietnamese ſan hô, a Sino-Vietnamese word from 珊瑚, composed of 珊 and 瑚.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saːn˧˧ ho˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaːŋ˧˧ how˧˧] ~ [saːŋ˧˧ how˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂaːŋ˧˧ how˧˧] ~ [saːŋ˧˧ how˧˧]

Noun

coral (colony)
coral (substance)

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