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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 科學, composed of (discipline) and (study), orthographic borrowing from Japanese 科学(かがく) (kagaku, literally study of many disciplines).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xwaː˧˧ hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰwaː˧˧ hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [xwaː˧˧ hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰwaː˧˧ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨] ~ [xwaː˧˧ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨]
  • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

Noun

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khoa học

  1. science
    nhà khoa họcscientist

Derived terms

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Adjective

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khoa học

  1. scientific
  2. academic