vú sữa
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editvú (“breast”) + sữa (“milk”), perhaps inspired by a folktale about a mother who turned into this tree, or inspires it.
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vu˧˦ sɨə˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vʊw˨˩˦ ʂɨə˧˨] ~ [vʊw˨˩˦ sɨə˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [vʊw˦˥ ʂɨə˨˩˦] ~ [jʊw˦˥ sɨə˨˩˦]
Noun
edit- the star apple fruit, Chrysophyllum cainito