vú sữa
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
vú (“breast”) + sữa (“milk”), perhaps inspired by a folktale about a mother who turned into this tree, or inspires it.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vu˧˦ sɨə˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vʊw˨˩˦ ʂɨə˧˨] ~ [vʊw˨˩˦ sɨə˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vʊw˦˥ ʂɨə˨˩˦] ~ [jʊw˦˥ sɨə˨˩˦]
Noun[edit]
- the star apple fruit, Chrysophyllum cainito