Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 射 (“to radiate”) and 菌 (“bacteria”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saː˧˨ʔ xwən˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [saː˨˩ʔ kʰwəŋ˧˨] ~ [saː˨˩ʔ xwəŋ˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [saː˨˩˨ kʰwəŋ˨˩˦] ~ [saː˨˩˨ xwəŋ˨˩˦]
Noun
xạ khuẩn
- actinobacterium