kho tàng

Vietnamese

Etymology

kho (“warehouse (non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of 庫”) +‎ tàng (“storehouse (藏)”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xɔ˧˧ taːŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰɔ˧˧ taːŋ˦˩] ~ [xɔ˧˧ taːŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰɔ˧˧ taːŋ˨˩] ~ [xɔ˧˧ taːŋ˨˩]

Noun

kho tàng

1. (hidden) treasure
2. storehouse