Thế kỉ Ánh sáng

Vietnamese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From thế kỉ (century) +‎ ánh sáng (light), perhaps a calque of French siècle des Lumières (literally Century of Lights).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰe˧˦ ki˧˩ ʔajŋ̟˧˦ saːŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰej˨˩˦ kɪj˧˨ ʔɛɲ˦˧˥ ʂaːŋ˦˧˥] ~ [tʰej˨˩˦ kɪj˧˨ ʔɛɲ˦˧˥ saːŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰej˦˥ kɪj˨˩˦ ʔan˦˥ ʂaːŋ˦˥] ~ [tʰej˦˥ kɪj˨˩˦ ʔan˦˥ saːŋ˦˥]

Proper noun

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Thế kỉ Ánh sáng

  1. the Age of Enlightenment