kị nước
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- kỵ nước
Etymology
kị (“to avoid; dread”) + nước (“water”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ki˧˨ʔ nɨək̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kɪj˨˩ʔ nɨək̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kɪj˨˩˨ nɨək̚˦˥]
Adjective
kị nước • (忌𫭔)
- hydrophobic (lacking an affinity for water)
- Chất kị nước ― Hydrophobes; materials (that are) hydrophobic