sao Thuỷ
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- sao Thủy
Etymology
sao (“star”) + thuỷ (“Sino-Vietnamese of 水”). Calque of Chinese 水星 (Thuỷ tinh, literally “Water Star”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saːw˧˧ tʰwi˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂaːw˧˧ tʰwɪj˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂaːw˧˧ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦] ~ [saːw˧˧ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦]
Proper noun
sao Thuỷ
- Mercury (planet)
- Synonym: Thuỷ tinh