diệp

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ziəp̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jiəp̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jip̚˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鍱 (“metal plate”).

Noun

diệp

1. a moldboard (a metal plate on a plow)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 葉 (“leaf”)

Noun

diệp

1. (only in compounds) a leaf