san hô

Vietnamese

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Vietnamese ſan hô, a Sino-Vietnamese word from 珊瑚, composed of 珊 and 瑚.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saːn˧˧ ho˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaːŋ˧˧ how˧˧] ~ [saːŋ˧˧ how˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂaːŋ˧˧ how˧˧] ~ [saːŋ˧˧ how˧˧]

Noun

san hô

1. coral (colony)
2. coral (substance)