sắn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "san"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *s-ranʔ. Cognate with Arem ranʔ.

Possibly originally referred to the native kudzu, now called sắn dây. The tuberous roots of kudzu can look quite similar to its counterparts in the two New World plants below.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [san˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaŋ˦˧˥] ~ [saŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂaŋ˦˥] ~ [saŋ˦˥]
• Homophone: xắn (Northern Vietnam)

Noun

(classifier cây, củ) sắn • (𦸰, 𦼛, 𦼜)

1. (Northern Vietnam) cassava

   Synonym: khoai mì

2. (Southern Vietnam) jicama

   Synonym: củ đậu