Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 空間, composed of (empty) and (space; span; interval), Japanese 空間 (kūkan).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ zaːn˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ jaːŋ˧˧] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ jaːŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ jaːŋ˧˧] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ jaːŋ˧˧]
  • Audio (Saigon):(file)

Noun

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không gian

  1. space; air space

See also

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