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
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