hoa sữa

Vietnamese

Etymology

hoa (“flower”) +‎ sữa (“milk”), in reference to the color of the flowers.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwaː˧˧ sɨə˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hwaː˧˧ ʂɨə˧˨] ~ [hwaː˧˧ sɨə˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [waː˧˧ ʂɨə˨˩˦] ~ [waː˧˧ sɨə˨˩˦]

Noun

hoa sữa • (花𣳪)

  1. Alstonia scholaris, blackboard tree, devil's tree
    1. the flowers of this tree, known for their fragrance, and a signal of autumn
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