mã não

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 瑪瑙, from Middle Chinese 瑪瑙 (mˠa^X nɑu^X).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mã não • (瑪瑙)

(mineralogy) agate

Further reading

"mã não" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)
Phạm Đình Hổ (18 c.), Nhật dụng thường đàm

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