thụ phấn

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from (to give) and (pollen) or

      Sino-Vietnamese word from 受粉, composed of (to take) and . Compare Japanese 授粉, 受粉 (jufun), Korean 수분 (subun).

      Pronunciation

      • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰu˧˨ʔ fən˧˦]
      • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰʊw˨˩ʔ fəŋ˦˧˥]
      • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰʊw˨˩˨ fəŋ˦˥]

      Verb

      thụ phấn

      1. (botany) to pollinate or be pollinated

      See also