tiểu mạch

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 小麥, composed of 小 (“small”) and 麥 (“wheat”), from Chinese 小麥／小麦 (xiǎomài). Compare Japanese 小麦 (komugi).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tiəw˧˩ majk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tiw˧˨ mat̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tiw˨˩˦ mat̚˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cây) tiểu mạch

1. wheat (grain)

   Synonym: lúa mì

   Coordinate term: đại mạch