kho tàng

Vietnamese

Etymology

kho (warehouse (non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of ) +‎ tàng (storehouse ()).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xɔ˧˧ taːŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɔ˧˧ taːŋ˦˩] ~ [xɔ˧˧ taːŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰɔ˧˧ taːŋ˨˩] ~ [xɔ˧˧ taːŋ˨˩]

Noun

kho tàng

  1. (hidden) treasure
  2. storehouse