Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from (outer, exo-) and (to come into existence).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋwaːj˧˨ʔ sïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋwaːj˨˩ʔ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [ŋwaːj˨˩ʔ sɨn˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋwaːj˨˩˨ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [ŋwaːj˨˩˨ sɨn˧˧]

Adjective

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ngoại sinh

  1. exogenous
    Antonym: nội sinh