sao biển
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
From sao (“star”) + biển (“sea”). Compare Chinese 海星 (hải tinh).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saːw˧˧ ʔɓiən˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂaːw˧˧ ʔɓiəŋ˧˨] ~ [saːw˧˧ ʔɓiəŋ˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂaːw˧˧ ʔɓiəŋ˨˩˦] ~ [saːw˧˧ ʔɓiəŋ˨˩˦]
Noun edit
- a starfish (various echinoderms)