trân châu

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 珍珠 (“pearl”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕən˧˧ t͡ɕəw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕəw˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈəŋ˧˧ cəw˧˧]

Vietnamese Wikipedia has an article on:

ngọc trai

Noun[edit]

(classifier viên, hòn) trân châu

pearl
Synonym: ngọc trai

Derived terms[edit]

trà trân châu

Descendants[edit]

→ Muong: tlần chầu

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