không lực
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 空 (“air”) and 力 (“strength; power; force”), also a semantic loan from English air force. Compare Japanese 空力 (kūriki, “aerodynamic”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ lɨk̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ lɨk̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ lɨk̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ lɨk̚˨˩˨] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ lɨk̚˨˩˨]
Noun edit
- airpower
- (chiefly in translations from English) air force
- Synonym: không quân
- Không lực Một ― Air Force One