Vietnamese
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Is this a calque?”)
Compound of hiếm + muộn.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hiəm˧˦ muən˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hiəm˦˧˥ muəŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [him˦˥ muəŋ˨˩˨]
Adjective
hiếm muộn
- (usually of people) infertile; sterile