hạt giống

Vietnamese

Etymology

hạt (“small particle”) +‎ giống (“cultivar”). Also a semantic loan from English seed.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haːt̚˧˨ʔ zəwŋ͡m˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [haːk̚˨˩ʔ jəwŋ͡m˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [haːk̚˨˩˨ jəwŋ͡m˦˥]

• Audio (Saigon):

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Noun

hạt giống

1. (agriculture, horticulture) a seed
2. (sports) a seed