Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 隱 (“to hide”) and 數 (“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
- (algebra) an unknown
- Synonym: ẩn
- (by extension) an unknown entity, a missing link, a mystery or an enigma