dâu tằm

Vietnamese

Etymology

dâu (“mulberry”) +‎ tằm (“silkworm”), so named because mulberry is cultivated to feed silkworms.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zəw˧˧ tam˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jəw˧˧ tam˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jəw˧˧ tam˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cây) dâu tằm

  1. mulberry
    Synonyms: dâu, dâu trắng, dâu ta
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