sắt

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sat"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-rac (“iron”). Perhaps a borrowing from Old Chinese 鐵 (“iron”) (SV: thiết); compare Proto-Sino-Tibetan *hljak.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [s̪ɐʔt̚˧ˀ˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɐʔk̚˦˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂɐʔk̚˦ˀ˥]

Noun

sắt (𨫊)

1. iron (chemical element)