quang tử

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 光子, composed of 光 (“light”) and 子 (“small thing”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwaːŋ˧˧ tɨ˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kwaːŋ˧˧ tɨ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [waːŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˦]

Noun

quang tử

1. (obsolete) Synonym of phôton (“photon”)