thạch tín

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 石 (“stone”) and 信 (“arsenolite”), calque of Chinese 信石 (arsenolite).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰajk̟̚˧˨ʔ tin˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰat̚˨˩ʔ tin˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰat̚˨˩˨ tɨn˦˥]

Noun

thạch tín

1. (mineralogy) arsenolite