ẩn
See also: Appendix:Variations of "an"
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 隱.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔən˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔəŋ˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔəŋ˨˩˦]
Adjective
ẩn
- latent
- (computing) hidden
Verb
ẩn
- (of a person) to seclude oneself from the world
- (literary) to hide oneself
- (computing) to hide
Noun
ẩn
- (algebra) an unknown
Usage notes
- "Hide" and "hidden" may not be a computing term per se, but ẩn is chiefly used to translate them in computing contexts, as in thư mục ẩn ("hidden folder").
See also
- biến (“variable”)
- nghiệm (“root; zero”)
Further reading
- "ẩn" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)