trầm hương

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 沉香.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəm˨˩ hɨəŋ˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈəm˦˩ hɨəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈəm˨˩ hɨəŋ˧˧]

    Noun

    (classifier cây) trầm hương

    1. agarwood
      Synonym: kì nam
    2. various Aquilaria trees such as Aquilaria malaccensis and Aquilaria crassna, sources of agarwood
      Synonyms: trầm, trầm dó, dó bầu, dó núi