Diêm Vương tinh
See also: Diêm Vương Tinh
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- Diêm Vương Tinh
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 閻王星, composed of 閻王 (“King Yama”) and 星 (“star”), from Chinese 閻王星, calque of Japanese 冥王星 (Meiōsei, Minh Vương tinh), coined by replacing the rather obscure 冥王 (Meiō, Minh Vương, “Netherking”, i.e. Pluto) with the better known 閻王 (Diêm Vương).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ziəm˧˧ vɨəŋ˧˧ tïŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jiəm˧˧ vɨəŋ˧˧ tɨn˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jim˧˧ vɨəŋ˧˧ tɨn˧˧] ~ [jim˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧ tɨn˧˧]
Proper noun
Diêm Vương tinh
- (formal, rare) Pluto (Kuiper belt object - a dwarf planet)
- Synonym: sao Diêm Vương
See also
- Thiên Vương tinh
- Hải Vương tinh