lỗ châu mai

Vietnamese

Etymology

lỗ (“hole”) +‎ châu (“to circle”) +‎ mai (“shell”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lo˦ˀ˥ t͡ɕəw˧˧ maːj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [low˧˨ t͡ɕəw˧˧ maːj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [low˨˩˦ cəw˧˧ maːj˧˧]

Noun

lỗ châu mai

1. (military) a crenel; embrasure (a gap for discharging weapons)