Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 胞子, composed of 胞 (“sack; womb”) and 子 (“diminutive suffix”)
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˨˩ tɨ˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˦˩ tɨ˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˨˩ tɨ˨˩˦]
Noun
bào tử
- (biology) spore
Derived terms