mướp đắng
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From mướp (“luffa”) + đắng (“bitter”), probably calque of Chinese 苦瓜 (khổ qua).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mɨəp̚˧˦ ʔɗaŋ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [mɨəp̚˦˧˥ ʔɗaŋ˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [mɨəp̚˦˥ ʔɗaŋ˦˥]
Noun
[edit](classifier cây, trái, quả) mướp đắng
- (Northern Vietnam, Central Vietnam) bitter melon; bitter gourd
- Synonym: khổ qua (Southern Vietnam)
Derived terms
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- Vietnamese compound terms
- Vietnamese terms calqued from Chinese
- Vietnamese terms derived from Chinese
- Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Vietnamese nouns classified by cây
- Vietnamese nouns classified by trái
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- Vietnamese lemmas
- Vietnamese nouns
- Northern Vietnamese
- Central Vietnamese
- vi:Gourd family plants
- vi:Vegetables