Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 植物, composed of 植 (“to plant”) and 物 (“thing”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰɨk̚˧˨ʔ vət̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɨk̚˨˩ʔ vək̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰɨk̚˨˩˨ vək̚˨˩˨] ~ [tʰɨk̚˨˩˨ jək̚˨˩˨]
Noun
thực vật
- (chiefly biology, botany) a plant (organism capable of photosynthesis)
Derived terms
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