sa

Level ≈B1 (approx.) nounverb Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [saː˧˧]Huế [ʂaː˧˧]Saigon [ʂaː˧˧] browser voice

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Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

sa means gauze.

Chinese characters: 紗

Meanings of sa in English

Noun

gauze

Verb

to fall (especially from the sky); to drop down; to prolapse
to be caught (in a trap)

Words with sa

sa đì sa ngã sa sút sa thải sa mạc sa di sa giông sa hoàng sa kê sa lầy sa sầm sa thạch sa trường sa tế sa đoạ

Example sentences with sa

Tôi đã mua một chai dầu sa-lát. I bought a bottle of salad oil.
Sa-bát bắt đầu vào tối thứ Sáu. Shabbat begins on Friday evening.
Bút sa gà chết. The die is cast.
Gây ra lỗi lầm không phải lúc nào cũng là điều sa trái. To make mistakes is not always wrong.

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, sa could be written as 蹉, 沙, 莎. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 紗.

Frequently asked questions

What does sa mean in English?

sa (noun) means "gauze".

How do you pronounce sa?

IPA: Hanoi [saː˧˧]; Saigon [ʂaː˧˧]. Tones: sa — level tone (ngang).

Is sa a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. sa is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 紗.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.