dương lịch

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 陽曆, composed of 陽 (“yang”) and 曆 (“calendar”), from Chinese 陽曆, from 太陽曆 (thái dương lịch), from 太陽 (thái dương, “sun”, literally “great yang”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zɨəŋ˧˧ lïk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jɨəŋ˧˧ lɨt̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jɨəŋ˧˧ lɨt̚˨˩˨]

Noun

dương lịch

the Gregorian calendar
Tết dương lịch
New Year

See also

âm lịch

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