khởi động

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 起動.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xəːj˧˩ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰəːj˧˨ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ] ~ [xəːj˧˨ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰəːj˨˩˦ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨] ~ [xəːj˨˩˦ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨]

Verb

khởi động

1. (machinery) to boot, to start up

   Synonym: bật

2. (exercise) to warm up