thế kỉ
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- thế kỷ
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 世紀, composed of 世 (“lifetime”) and 紀 (“period”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰe˧˦ ki˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰej˨˩˦ kɪj˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰej˦˥ kɪj˨˩˦]
Noun
thế kỉ
- a century (100 years)