lạc tiên
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 落 (“to be lost”) and 仙 (“immortal; paradise”), i.e. as if “lost in paradise”, in reference to the sleep-promoting effect of the plant extract.
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [laːk̚˧˨ʔ tiən˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [laːk̚˨˩ʔ tiəŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [laːk̚˨˩˨ tiəŋ˧˧]