sao biển

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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From sao (“star”) +‎ biển (“sea”). Compare Chinese 海星 (hải tinh).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saːw˧˧ ʔɓiən˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂaːw˧˧ ʔɓiəŋ˧˨] ~ [saːw˧˧ ʔɓiəŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂaːw˧˧ ʔɓiəŋ˨˩˦] ~ [saːw˧˧ ʔɓiəŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

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(classifier con) sao biển

  1. a starfish (various echinoderms)
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