kích hoạt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 激活.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kïk̟̚˧˦ hwaːt̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨt̚˦˧˥ hwaːk̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɨt̚˦˥ waːk̚˨˩˨]

Verb

kích hoạt

1. (transitive; biology, physics, chemistry, software or figuratively) to activate