phù sa

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 浮沙 (“floated sand”), as silt flows in streams and rivers.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fu˨˩ saː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [fʊw˦˩ ʂaː˧˧] ~ [fʊw˦˩ saː˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [fʊw˨˩ ʂaː˧˧] ~ [fʊw˨˩ saː˧˧]

Noun

phù sa

1. silt

Derived terms

• đất phù sa