kỉ hà
Vietnamese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 幾何 (“geometry”), composed of two logographs for interrogative words, "how many/much" + "what".
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ki˧˩ haː˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kɪj˧˨ haː˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kɪj˨˩˦ haː˨˩]
Adjective edit
- (art, drawing, of shapes) geometric, as in rectangular, square, triangular, circular, etc.
- (art, drawing, of lines) straight
- Khi vẽ nên dùng đường kỉ hà, kể cả khi vẽ đường cong.
- When you draw, you should use straight lines, even when you approximate curves.