sơn mài

See also: Sơn mai

Vietnamese

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Sơn is obviously "paint; lacquer tree", represented with chữ nôm 杣. What is mài here? A meaningless second syllable? Or something else?”

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [səːn˧˧ maːj˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂəːŋ˧˧ maːj˦˩] ~ [səːŋ˧˧ maːj˦˩]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂəːŋ˧˧ maːj˨˩] ~ [səːŋ˧˧ maːj˨˩]

Noun

sơn mài

lacquer