sữa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sua"

See also: sửa

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɨə˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɨə˧˨] ~ [sɨə˧˨]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂɨə˨˩˦] ~ [sɨə˨˩˦]
Homophone: sửa (Southern Vietnam)
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Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *p-rah. Cognate with Muong khã, Nguôn [Cổ Liêm] rả.

Attested in Phật thuyết đại báo phụ mẫu ân trọng kinh (佛說大報父母恩重經) as ⿰呂巴, composed of 巴 (MC pae) + 呂 (MC ljoX) (modern SV: ba lã), ⿰呂巨, composed of 巨 (MC gjoX) + 呂 (MC ljoX) (modern SV: cự lã) and 呂 (MC ljoX) (modern SV: lã).

Alternative forms

(North Central Vietnam) trã
(North Central Vietnam) sã

Noun

sữa • (𣳪, 𣷱, 𣷲)

milk (white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young)
sữa bò ― cow milk

sữa bột ― powdered milk

sữa chua ― either soured milk or yogurt

Sữa mẹ là nguồn dinh dưỡng tốt nhất cho sự phát triển của trẻ sơ sinh và trẻ nhỏ.
Mothers' milk is the optimal nutrient for their newborns' and/or infants' development.
milk (liquid from a vegetable source)
sữa đậu nành ― soy milk

Synonyms

(liquid from a vegetable source): nước

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From etym 1. Semantically, compare English milkwood, so called because of its milky sap.

Noun

(classifier cây) sữa • (󱙆)

milkwood (Alstonia scholaris)
Alstonia spp.

Synonyms

(Alstonia scholaris): hoa sữa, mò cua

Derived terms

References

"sữa" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)