xăngtimét
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- xentimét
Etymology
Borrowed from French centimètre.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saŋ˧˧ ti˧˧ mɛt̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [saŋ˧˧ tɪj˧˧ mɛt̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [saŋ˧˧ tɪj˧˧ mɛk̚˦˥]
- Phonetic: xăng ti mét
Noun
xăngtimét
- centimetre (one-hundredth of a metre)
Usage notes
- Textbooks use xentimét, although in practice people actually say xăngtimét.