sao Thổ

Vietnamese

Etymology

sao (“star”) +‎ thổ (“Sino-Vietnamese of 土”). Calque of Chinese 土星 (Thổ tinh, literally “Earth Star”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saːw˧˧ tʰo˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂaːw˧˧ tʰow˧˨] ~ [saːw˧˧ tʰow˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂaːw˧˧ tʰow˨˩˦] ~ [saːw˧˧ tʰow˨˩˦]

Proper noun

sao Thổ

  1. Saturn (planet)
    Synonym: Thổ tinh

Coordinate terms

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