vệ tinh

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ve˧˨ʔ tïŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vej˨˩ʔ tɨn˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vej˨˩˨ tɨn˧˧] ~ [jej˨˩˨ tɨn˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 衛星.

Noun

(astronomy) satellite

Etymology 2

Clipping of vệ tinh nhân tạo.

Noun

man-made satellite

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