phù sa

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 浮沙 (“floated sand”), as silt flows in streams and rivers.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fu˨˩ saː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fʊw˦˩ ʂaː˧˧] ~ [fʊw˦˩ saː˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fʊw˨˩ ʂaː˧˧] ~ [fʊw˨˩ saː˧˧]

Noun

phù sa

  1. silt

Derived terms

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