thạch nhũ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 石 (“stone”) and 乳 (“breast”). Compare Chinese 鐘乳石 / 钟乳石 (zhōngrǔshí).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰajk̟̚˧˨ʔ ɲu˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰat̚˨˩ʔ ɲʊw˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰat̚˨˩˨ ɲʊw˨˩˦]

Noun

thạch nhũ

  1. (geology) a stalactite
    Synonym: nhũ đá
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