Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 沙漠化, composed of 沙漠 and .

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saː˧˧ maːk̚˧˨ʔ hwaː˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂaː˧˧ maːk̚˨˩ʔ hwaː˨˩˦] ~ [saː˧˧ maːk̚˨˩ʔ hwaː˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂaː˧˧ maːk̚˨˩˨ waː˦˥] ~ [saː˧˧ maːk̚˨˩˨ waː˦˥]

Noun

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sa mạc hoá

  1. desertification
    Synonym: hoang mạc hoá