sữa
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
sữa means milk.
Meanings of sữa in English
Noun
- milk (white liquid produced by female mammals)
- váng sữamilk cream
- sữa bòcow milk
- sữa bộtpowdered milk
- milk (white liquid from a vegetable source) ≈ nước
- sữa đậu nànhsoy milk
- sữa hạnh nhânalmond milk
- slang milk (semen)
- Bố đi mua sữa.He cummed.
Noun
- milkwood (Alstonia scholaris) ≈ hoa sữa
- Alstonia spp.
Words with sữa
Example sentences with sữa
- Anh ấy mua sữa và bánh mì. He bought milk and bread.
- Cô ta cho con mèo uống sữa. She gave milk to the cat.
- Cô ấy cho con mèo uống sữa. She gave milk to the cat.
- Tôi thích ăn ngũ cốc với sữa. I like to eat cereal with milk.
- Bạn có muốn đường và sữa không? Do you want sugar and milk?
- Tôi muốn ba viên đường trong sữa. I'd like three sugar cubes in the milk.
- Sữa được bán theo chai thuỷ tinh. The milk is sold in glass bottles.
- Yanni đã uống sữa bị hư. Yanni drank spoiled milk.
Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, sữa could be written as 𣳪, 𣷱, 𣷲. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *p-rah (Ferlus, 2007). Cognate with Muong khã, Nguôn [Cổ Liêm] rả.
Frequently asked questions
What does sữa mean in English?
sữa (noun) means "milk".
How do you pronounce sữa?
IPA: Hanoi [sɨə˦ˀ˥]; Saigon [ʂɨə˨˩˦]. Tones: sữa — creaky rising tone (ngã).