kính áp tròng

Vietnamese

Etymology

kính (glass) + áp (to tightly rest on or make direct contact with) + tròng (lens; iris), perhaps literally meaning either "glasses with lenses making direct contact with the eyeballs" or "glasses making direct contact with the iris".

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kïŋ˧˦ ʔaːp̚˧˦ t͡ɕawŋ͡m˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɨn˦˧˥ ʔaːp̚˦˧˥ ʈawŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [kɨn˦˧˥ ʔaːp̚˦˧˥ ʈɔŋ˦˩]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kɨn˦˥ ʔaːp̚˦˥ ʈawŋ͡m˨˩]

Noun

(classifier tấm, miếng) kính áp tròng

  1. a contact lens

See also

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