How do you say “stalactite” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "stalactite" in Vietnamese?

"Stalactite" in Vietnamese is nhũ đá (stalactite), thạch nhũ (a stalactite).

“Stalactite” in Vietnamese is nhũ đá (stalactite), thạch nhũ (a stalactite).

Vietnamese words for “stalactite”

nhũ đánoun
Hanoi [ɲu˦ˀ˥ ʔɗaː˧˦] · Saigon [ɲʊw˨˩˦ ʔɗaː˦˥]nhũ creaky rising đá rising
stalactite
for “stalactite” meaning: A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or another mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that hangs from the roof of a cave.
thạch nhũnoun
Hanoi [tʰajk̟̚˧˨ʔ ɲu˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [tʰat̚˨˩˨ ɲʊw˨˩˦]thạch heavy nhũ creaky rising
a stalactite
for “stalactite” meaning: A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or another mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that hangs from the roof of a cave.

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