trực thăng

Vietnamese

trực thăng

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 直升 (“to shoot up, to go up straight”). Abbreviation of máy bay trực thăng (“helicopter, straight-rising airplane”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨk̚˧˨ʔ tʰaŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈɨk̚˨˩ʔ tʰaŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈɨk̚˨˩˨ tʰaŋ˧˧]

Noun

trực thăng

helicopter (aircraft)

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