thạch tín

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from (stone) and (arsenolite), calque of Chinese 信石 (arsenolite).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰajk̟̚˧˨ʔ tin˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰat̚˨˩ʔ tin˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰat̚˨˩˨ tɨn˦˥]

    Noun

    thạch tín

    1. (mineralogy) arsenolite