tơ lụa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lua"

Vietnamese

Etymology

tơ (silk [the raw material]) + lụa (silk [the finished fabric])

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [təː˧˧ luə˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [təː˧˧ luə˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [təː˧˧ luə˨˩˨]

Noun

tơ lụa

1. silk (the finished fabric, not the raw material)

Synonyms

• lụa

See also

• tơ