nam châm
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 南針, composed of 南 (“south”) and 針 (“needle”), from Chinese 指南針/指南针 (chỉ nam châm, “compass”, literally “southward needle”). In Chinese philosophy, south is a "yang" direction and thus more dominant than north.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ t͡ɕəm˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ t͡ɕəm˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ cəm˧˧]
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)
Noun edit
(classifier cái, chiếc, cục) nam châm
- a magnet (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism)