hằng nhiệt
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 恒 (“fixed”) and 熱 (“heat”), from nhiệt độ (“temperature”, literally “degree of hotness”). Compare Chinese 恆溫 (hằng ôn) which is from 溫度 (ôn độ, literally “degree of warmth”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [haŋ˨˩ ɲiət̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [haŋ˦˩ ɲiək̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [haŋ˨˩ ɲiək̚˨˩˨]
Adjective
hằng nhiệt
- (zoology) endothermic
- Antonym: biến nhiệt
See also
- máu nóng