súng hoả mai

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• súng hỏa mai

Etymology

súng (“gun”) +‎ hoả mai (“fuse”); the second element is obsolete in its original meaning.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sʊwŋ͡m˧˦ hwaː˧˩ maːj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ hwaː˧˨ maːj˧˧] ~ [sʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ hwaː˧˨ maːj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂʊwŋ͡m˦˥ waː˨˩˦ maːj˧˧] ~ [sʊwŋ͡m˦˥ waː˨˩˦ maːj˧˧]

Noun

(classifier khẩu) súng hoả mai • (銃火枚)

1. a musket, or, specifically a matchlock