hố đen

Vietnamese

Etymology

hố (“dug pit/hole”) +‎ đen (“black”), literally “black dug hole”. Compare lỗ đen (literally “black punctured hole”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ho˧˦ ʔɗɛn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [how˨˩˦ ʔɗɛŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [how˦˥ ʔɗɛŋ˧˧]

Noun

hố đen

1. Synonym of lỗ đen (“a black hole”) (celestial body)