vú sữa
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]vú (“breast”) + sữa (“milk”), perhaps inspired by a folktale about a mother who turned into this tree, or inspires it.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vu˧˦ sɨə˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vʊw˨˩˦ ʂɨə˧˨] ~ [vʊw˨˩˦ sɨə˧˨] invalid IPA characters (][)
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [vʊw˦˥ ʂɨə˨˩˦] ~ [jʊw˦˥ sɨə˨˩˦] invalid IPA characters (][)
Noun
[edit]- the star apple fruit, Chrysophyllum cainito