noãn hoàng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 卵黃, composed of 卵 (“egg”) and 黃 (“yolk”), from Chinese 卵黃／卵黄 (luǎnhuáng)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nwaːn˦ˀ˥ hwaːŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [nwaːŋ˧˨ hwaːŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [nwaːŋ˨˩˦ waːŋ˨˩]

Noun

noãn hoàng

1. (anatomy) yolk in a yolk sac

See also

• lòng đỏ