thiên thạch

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 天石, composed of 天 (“sky; heaven”) and 石 (“rock”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰiən˧˧ tʰajk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ tʰat̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ tʰat̚˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier viên, hòn) thiên thạch

1. meteorite

   Synonym: vẫn thạch

Usage notes

• The use of classifier is not necessarily required.