thuỷ văn

See also: thuỷ vận, Thuỷ Vân, Thuỵ Văn, and Thuỵ Vân

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• thủy văn

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 水文, composed of 水 (“water”) and 文 (“behaviors”). Compare thiên văn (“astronomy”, literally “heavenly behaviors”) and nhân văn (“humanities”, literally “human behaviors”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰwi˧˩ van˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰwɪj˧˨ vaŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦ vaŋ˧˧] ~ [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦ jaŋ˧˧]

Noun

thuỷ văn

1. hydrology

Derived terms

Derived terms

• thuỷ văn học