thạch nhũ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 石 (“stone”) and 乳 (“breast”). Compare Chinese 鐘乳石 / 钟乳石 (zhōngrǔshí).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰajk̟̚˧˨ʔ ɲu˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰat̚˨˩ʔ ɲʊw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰat̚˨˩˨ ɲʊw˨˩˦]

Noun

thạch nhũ

1. (geology) a stalactite

   Synonym: nhũ đá