sắn
See also: Appendix:Variations of "san"
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Vietic *s-ranʔ. Cognate with Arem ranʔ.
Possibly originally refer to the native kudzu, now called sắn dây. The tuberous roots of kudzu can look quite similar to its counterparts in the two New World plants below.
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [san˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂaŋ˦˧˥] ~ [saŋ˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂaŋ˦˥] ~ [saŋ˦˥]
- Homophone: xắn (Northern Vietnam)
Noun
edit(classifier cây, củ) sắn • (𦸰, 𦼛, 𦼜)
- (Northern Vietnam) cassava
- Synonym: khoai mì
- (Southern Vietnam) jicama
- Synonym: củ đậu
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