xăngtimét

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French centimètre.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saŋ˧˧ ti˧˧ mɛt̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [saŋ˧˧ tɪj˧˧ mɛt̚˦˧˥]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [saŋ˧˧ tɪj˧˧ mɛk̚˦˥]
  • Phonetic: xăng ti mét

Noun

xăngtimét

  1. centimetre (one-hundredth of a metre)

Usage notes
  • Textbooks use xentimét, although in practice people actually say xăngtimét.
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