vú sữa

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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vú (“breast”) +‎ sữa (“milk”), perhaps inspired by a folktale about a mother who turned into this tree, or inspires it.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vu˧˦ sɨə˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vʊw˨˩˦ ʂɨə˧˨] ~ [vʊw˨˩˦ sɨə˧˨] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vʊw˦˥ ʂɨə˨˩˦] ~ [jʊw˦˥ sɨə˨˩˦] invalid IPA characters (][)

Noun

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(classifier cây, trái) vú sữa

  1. the star apple fruit, Chrysophyllum cainito

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