tiểu mạch
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 小麥, composed of 小 (“small”) and 麥 (“wheat”), from Chinese 小麥／小麦. Compare Japanese 小麦 (komugi).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiəw˧˩ majk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tiw˧˨ mat̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tiw˨˩˦ mat̚˨˩˨]
Noun
(classifier cây) tiểu mạch
- wheat (grain)
- Synonym: lúa mì
- Coordinate term: đại mạch