Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 起源 (SV: khởi nguyên).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəːj˧˩ ŋuən˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəːj˧˨ ŋuəŋ˦˩] ~ [xəːj˧˨ ŋuəŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰəːj˨˩˦ ŋuəŋ˨˩] ~ [xəːj˨˩˦ ŋuəŋ˨˩]

Verb

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khởi nguồn

  1. to originate; to begin; to start