mận bắc
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]mận (“plum”) + bắc (“North”), so named because within Vietnam, it is only grown in the Northern region.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mən˧˨ʔ ʔɓak̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [məŋ˨˩ʔ ʔɓak̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [məŋ˨˩˨ ʔɓak̚˦˥]
Noun
[edit](classifier cây, trái, quả) mận bắc
- (Southern Vietnam) Prunus salicina, the Chinese plum or Japanese plum
- Synonyms: mận, mận Hà Nội, mận hậu