sa mạc
Pronunciation
IPA
Northern
/saː˧˧ ma̰ːʔk˨˩/
Central
/ʂaː˧˥ ma̰ːk˨˨/
Southern
/ʂaː˧˧ maːk˨˩˨/
desert
Noun
desert
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Noun
desert Weather, Landforms, Environment & Disasters
A vast dry landscape with sparse vegetation and little water.
vi Năm ngoái, bạn tôi đi xe qua sa mạc và chỉ thấy toàn cát.
en Last year my friend drove through the desert and saw nothing but sand.
Parts
sa / mạc / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 沙漠 …
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Parts
sa / mạc / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 沙漠 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 沙漠
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
沙漠
Candidates by syllable
sa
沙
mạc
漠（莫）
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
sa / sa đà / sa thạch / sa sẩy …
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Similar
sa / sa đà / sa thạch / sa sẩy …
Use
sa mạc hóa / sa mạc hoá / sa pa / sa đéc …
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Use
sa mạc hóa / sa mạc hoá / sa pa / sa đéc …