thụ phấn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 授 (“to give”) and 粉 (“pollen”) or Sino-Vietnamese word from 受 (“to take”) and 粉. Compare Japanese 授粉, 受粉 (jufun), Korean 수분 (subun).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰu˧˨ʔ fən˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˨˩ʔ fəŋ˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˨˩˨ fəŋ˦˥]

Verb

thụ phấn

1. (botany) to pollinate or be pollinated

See also

• thụ tinh