san hô

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 珊瑚, composed of 珊 and 瑚.

Attested as ſan hô in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saːn˧˧ ho˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂaːŋ˧˧ how˧˧] ~ [saːŋ˧˧ how˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂaːŋ˧˧ how˧˧] ~ [saːŋ˧˧ how˧˧]

Noun

san hô

  1. coral (colony)
  2. coral (substance)
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