đồng hồ cát

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Compound of đồng hồ (“clock”) +‎ cát (“sand”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ ho˨˩ kaːt̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩ how˦˩ kaːk̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ how˨˩ kaːk̚˦˥]

Noun

đồng hồ cát

  1. hourglass
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