núi lửa

Vietnamese

Etymology

núi (“mountain”) +‎ lửa (“fire”); a calque of Chinese 火山 (hoả sơn).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nuj˧˦ lɨə˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [nuj˨˩˦ lɨə˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [nuj˦˥ lɨə˨˩˦]

núi lửa

Noun

(classifier ngọn, quả, trái) núi lửa (𡶀焒)

volcano (mountain containing a magma chamber)

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