đường sắt

Vietnamese

Etymology

đường (road) +‎ sắt (iron), a calque of French chemin de fer.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩ sat̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨəŋ˦˩ ʂak̚˦˧˥] ~ [ʔɗɨəŋ˦˩ sak̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩ ʂak̚˦˥] ~ [ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩ sak̚˦˥]

Noun

đường sắt • (塘𨫊)

  1. railroad; railway