kinh tuyến

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 經線

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kïŋ˧˧ twiən˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨn˧˧ twiəŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɨn˧˧ t⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˦˥]

Noun

kinh tuyến

(geography) a longitude, a meridian (imaginary line through North Pole and South Pole)

See also

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