tơ lụa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lua"

Vietnamese

Etymology

(silk, the raw material) +‎ lụa (silk, the finished fabric).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [təː˧˧ luə˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [təː˧˧ luə˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [təː˧˧ luə˨˩˨]

Noun

lụa

  1. silk (the finished fabric, not the raw material)

Synonyms

See also