thạch
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 石, clipping of thạch hoa thái (石花菜) (“Gelidium amansii”), a species of red algae used to make agar. Rau câu (“Gracilaria”), a term designated another genus of red algae and agar source, came to be used in the Southern dialects, while Central dialects use đông sương.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰajk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰat̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰat̚˨˩˨]
- Homophone: Thạch
Noun
[edit]thạch
- (Northern Vietnam) agar
- Synonyms: rau câu, đông sương, xu xoa, thạch xoa
- (by extension) isinglass
- (Northern Vietnam) jelly (dessert)
- Synonyms: rau câu, đông sương
Derived terms
[edit]Noun
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Romanization
[edit]thạch
- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 石