sầu đâu

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) thầu đâu

Etymology

Borrowed from a neighbouring language. Compare Khmer ស្ដៅ (sdaw), Thai สะเดา (sà-dao).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səw˨˩ ʔɗəw˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəw˦˩ ʔɗəw˧˧] ~ [səw˦˩ ʔɗəw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂəw˨˩ ʔɗəw˧˧] ~ [səw˨˩ ʔɗəw˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cây, trái, quả) sầu đâu

  1. neem