Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 萬物 (“ten thousand things”) and 學 (“study”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vaːn˧˨ʔ vət̚˧˨ʔ hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vaːŋ˨˩ʔ vək̚˨˩ʔ hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [vaːŋ˨˩˨ vək̚˨˩˨ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨] ~ [jaːŋ˨˩˨ jək̚˨˩˨ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨]
Noun
vạn vật học
- (dated) science of nature