tiểu mạch

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 小麥, composed of 小 (“small”) and 麥 (“wheat”), from Chinese 小麥 / 小麦 (xiǎomài). Compare Japanese 小麦 (komugi).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiəw˧˩ majk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tiw˧˨ mat̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tiw˨˩˦ mat̚˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cây) tiểu mạch

  1. wheat (grain)
    Synonym: lúa mì
    Coordinate term: đại mạch
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