tên lửa

Vietnamese

Etymology

tên (“arrow”) +‎ lửa (“fire”), calque of Chinese 火箭 (hoả tiễn).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ten˧˧ lɨə˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ten˧˧ lɨə˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [təːn˧˧ lɨə˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier mũi, quả) tên lửa

  1. a rocket
  2. (military) a missile

Derived terms

  • tên lửa đạn đạo
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