sao Thổ
Vietnamese
Etymology
sao (“star”) + thổ (“Sino-Vietnamese of 土”). Calque of Chinese 土星 (Thổ tinh, literally “Earth Star”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saːw˧˧ tʰo˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂaːw˧˧ tʰow˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂaːw˧˧ tʰow˨˩˦] ~ [saːw˧˧ tʰow˨˩˦]
Proper noun
sao Thổ
- Saturn (planet)
- Synonym: Thổ tinh