bách khoa
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 百科 (“encyclopedia”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓajk̟̚˧˦ xwaː˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓat̚˦˧˥ kʰwaː˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓat̚˦˥ kʰwaː˧˧] ~ [ʔɓat̚˦˥ xwaː˧˧]
Noun
bách khoa
- various disciplines; miscellaneous subjects
- trường đại học bách khoa ― polytechnic
Derived terms
- bách khoa toàn thư (百科全書, “encyclopedia”)