sao chổi

Vietnamese

Etymology

sao (“star”) +‎ chổi (“broom”), calque of Chinese 彗星 (tuệ tinh).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saːw˧˧ t͡ɕoj˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaːw˧˧ t͡ɕoj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂaːw˧˧ coj˨˩˦] ~ [saːw˧˧ coj˨˩˦]

Noun

(astronomy) comet

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.