sao Thổ

Vietnamese

Etymology

sao (“star”) +‎ thổ (“Sino-Vietnamese of 土”). Calque of Chinese 土星 (Thổ tinh, literally “Earth Star”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saːw˧˧ tʰo˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaːw˧˧ tʰow˧˨] ~ [saːw˧˧ tʰow˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂaːw˧˧ tʰow˨˩˦] ~ [saːw˧˧ tʰow˨˩˦]

Proper noun

sao Thổ

1. Saturn (planet)

   Synonym: Thổ tinh