nhật thực

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 日食, composed of 日 (“sun”) and 食 (“to eat; eclipse”), Sino-Vietnamese word from 日蝕, composed of 日 and 蝕 (“eclipse”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲət̚˧˨ʔ tʰɨk̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲək̚˨˩ʔ tʰɨk̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲək̚˨˩˨ tʰɨk̚˨˩˨]

Noun

nhật thực

a solar eclipse
nhật thực toàn phần
a total solar eclipse

See also

nguyệt thực
thiên thực

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