âm u

See also: Appendix:Variations of "amu"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 陰幽.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔəm˧˧ ʔu˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔəm˧˧ ʔʊw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔəm˧˧ ʔʊw˧˧]

Adjective

âm u

  1. gloomy; dim
    Trong rừng đầy chỗ âm u, ẩm thấp, muỗi sinh sôi nhiều.
    The jungle is full of dim and damp pockets that facilitate the proliferation of mosquitoes.