dương xỉ
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 羊 (“sheep”) and 齒 (“tooth”), apparently a rather recent borrowing from Mandarin.
Earlier terms for "fern" are đuôi chồn, lit. "weasel tail" and quán trọng (貫仲), as listed in Dictionarium latino-anamiticum (1838) for Latin filix. In Đại Nam Quấc âm tự vị (1895), quán trọng is defined as "medicinal ingredient" (vị thuốc).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zɨəŋ˧˧ si˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jɨəŋ˧˧ sɪj˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jɨəŋ˧˧ sɪj˨˩˦]
Noun
(classifier cây) dương xỉ
- (botany) fern