đại mạch

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 大麥, composed of (large) and (wheat), from Chinese 大麥 / 大麦 (dàmài). Compare Japanese 大麦 (ōmugi).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ majk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ mat̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ mat̚˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cây) đại mạch

  1. barley (Hordeum vulgare or its grains)
    Coordinate term: tiểu mạch