lạc tiên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 落 (“to be lost”) and 仙 (“immortal; paradise”), i.e. as if “lost in paradise”, in reference to the sleep-promoting effect of the plant extract.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [laːk̚˧˨ʔ tiən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [laːk̚˨˩ʔ tiəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [laːk̚˨˩˨ tiəŋ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cây, trái, quả) lạc tiên

1. wild maracuja (Passiflora foetida)

   Synonyms: chùm bao, nhãn lồng