cận đại

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 近代, composed of 近 (“near”) and 代 (“age; period”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kən˧˨ʔ ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəŋ˨˩ʔ ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəŋ˨˩˨ ʔɗaːj˨˩˨]

Adjective

cận đại

  1. "pre-modern" (roughly from the late 16th century to 1917)

See also

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