xương sên

Vietnamese

Etymology

xương (“bone”) +‎ sên (“snail”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɨəŋ˧˧ sen˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [sɨəŋ˧˧ ʂen˧˧] ~ [sɨəŋ˧˧ sen˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [sɨəŋ˧˧ ʂəːn˧˧] ~ [sɨəŋ˧˧ səːn˧˧]

Noun

xương sên

1. (anatomy) astragalus