thiên niên kỉ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 千年紀, composed of 千年 (“1000 years; millennium”) and 紀 (“period”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiən˧˧ niən˧˧ ki˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ niəŋ˧˧ kɪj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ niəŋ˧˧ kɪj˨˩˦]
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Noun

thiên niên kỉ

  1. a millennium (one thousand years)
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