Etymology

thông (pine) + rụng (drop) + (lá) (leaf), so named for the fact that, despite the fact that the larch is a conifer, it is deciduous, shedding its leaves each year

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰɜwŋ͡m˧˧ zʊwŋ͡m˧ˀ˨ʔ l̪aː˧ˀ˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɜwŋ͡m˧˧ ʐʊwŋ͡m˨ˀ˨ʔ laː˩ˀ˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰɜwŋ͡m˧˥ ʐʊwŋ͡m˨ˀ˧ʔ l̻ʲaː˦ˀ˥]