kim loại

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 金 (“gold; metal”) and 類 (“kind”). Compare Chinese 金屬／金属 (kim thuộc, literally “gold class”), Japanese 金属 (kinzoku), Korean 금속 (geumsok).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kim˧˧ lwaːj˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kim˧˧ lwaːj˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kim˧˧ l⁽ʷ⁾aːj˨˩˨]
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)

Noun

metal

See also

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