sương

See also: Appendix:Variations of "suong"

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 霜 (“frost”). Note that Mark Alves views this word as strictly native.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sɨəŋ˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [sɨəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [sɨəŋ˧˧]

    Noun

    sương

    1. dew (moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc)
      ăn sương nằm tuyết
      (please add an English translation of this usage example)

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