ẩn số

See also: anso

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from (to hide) and (number)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔən˧˩ so˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔəŋ˧˨ ʂow˨˩˦] ~ [ʔəŋ˧˨ sow˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔəŋ˨˩˦ ʂow˦˥] ~ [ʔəŋ˨˩˦ sow˦˥]

Noun

ẩn số

  1. (algebra) an unknown
    Synonym: ẩn
  2. (by extension) an unknown entity, a missing link, a mystery or an enigma