kỉ băng hà

Vietnamese

Alternative forms
  • kỷ băng hà

Etymology

kỉ (“age; period”) +‎ băng hà (“glacier”), calque of Chinese 冰河期 (băng hà kì). Compare Chinese 冰河時期 (băng hà thì kì), 冰河時代 (băng hà thì đại), 冰川期 (băng giang kì), English glacial period.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ki˧˩ ʔɓaŋ˧˧ haː˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɪj˧˨ ʔɓaŋ˧˧ haː˦˩]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kɪj˨˩˦ ʔɓaŋ˧˧ haː˨˩]

Noun

kỉ băng hà

  1. an ice age
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