trầm hương

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 沉香.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəm˨˩ hɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈəm˦˩ hɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈəm˨˩ hɨəŋ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cây) trầm hương

  1. agarwood
    Synonym: kì nam
  2. various Aquilaria trees such as Aquilaria malaccensis and Aquilaria crassna, sources of agarwood
    Synonyms: trầm, trầm dó, dó bầu, dó núi