xạ khuẩn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 射 (“to radiate”) and 菌 (“bacteria”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saː˧˨ʔ xwən˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [saː˨˩ʔ kʰwəŋ˧˨] ~ [saː˨˩ʔ xwəŋ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [saː˨˩˨ kʰwəŋ˨˩˦] ~ [saː˨˩˨ xwəŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

xạ khuẩn

1. actinobacterium