thiên thạch

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 天石, composed of 天 (“sky; heaven”) and 石 (“rock”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰiən˧˧ tʰajk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ tʰat̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ tʰat̚˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier viên, hòn) thiên thạch

meteorite
Synonym: vẫn thạch

Usage notes

The use of classifier is not necessarily required.

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