eribi

Vietnamese

Chemical element
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Etymology

Ultimately from New Latin erbium, with the suffix -um removed as with most chemical elements. An extra i is added to ease pronunciation and to preserve an appearance that is more representative of the chemical symbol.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɛ˧˧ ɹi˧˧ ʔɓi˧˧] ~ [ʔɛ˧˧ zi˧˧ ʔɓi˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɛ˧˧ ɹɪj˧˧ ʔɓɪj˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɛ˧˧ ɹɪj˧˧ ʔɓɪj˧˧]
  • Phonetic: e Ri bi

Noun

eribi

  1. erbium
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