Quả Đất

Vietnamese

Etymology

quả (classifier for round objects) +‎ đất (“earth”).

Northern counterpart of Southern Trái Đất, from which the Northern dialects also borrowed.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwaː˧˩ ʔɗət̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kwaː˧˨ ʔɗək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [waː˨˩˦ ʔɗək̚˦˥]

Proper noun

Quả Đất

  1. (dated, now informal) Earth
    Synonyms: Trái Đất, Địa Cầu
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