địa tâm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 地心, composed of (earth) and (center). Compare Chinese 地心說 / 地心说 (geocentrism) and 地心 (dìxīn, Earth's core).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗiə˧˨ʔ təm˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗiə˨˩ʔ təm˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗiə˨˩˨ təm˧˧]

Adjective

địa tâm

  1. (history, astronomy) geocentric

See also