Thiên Vương tinh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 天王星, composed of 天王 (“heavenly king”) and 星 (“star”), from Chinese 天王星 (Tiānwángxīng), named after the Greco-Roman personification of the sky, Uranus.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiən˧˧ vɨəŋ˧˧ tïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ vɨəŋ˧˧ tɨn˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ vɨəŋ˧˧ tɨn˧˧] ~ [tʰiəŋ˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧ tɨn˧˧]

Proper noun

Thiên Vương tinh

  1. (formal, rare) Uranus (planet)
    Synonym: sao Thiên Vương

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See also

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