san hô

See also: Sanho

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 珊瑚, composed of 珊 and 瑚.

    Attested as ſan hô in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saːn˧˧ ho˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂaːŋ˧˧ how˧˧] ~ [saːŋ˧˧ how˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂaːŋ˧˧ how˧˧] ~ [saːŋ˧˧ how˧˧]

    Noun

    san hô

    1. coral (colony)
    2. coral (substance)
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