kim loại
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 金 (“gold; metal”) and 類 (“kind”). Compare Chinese 金屬 (kim thuộc, literally “gold class”), Japanese 金属 (kinzoku), Korean 금속 (geumsok).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kim˧˧ lwaːj˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kim˧˧ lwaːj˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kim˧˧ l⁽ʷ⁾aːj˨˩˨]
Noun
kim loại
- metal
See also
- á kim
- phi kim