Vietnamese
Etymology
Blend of chu kì (“period; cycle”) + bán- (“half-”) + phân rã (“to decay”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕu˧˧ ki˨˩ ʔɓaːn˧˦ zaː˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊw˧˧ kɪj˦˩ ʔɓaːŋ˦˧˥ ʐaː˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [cʊw˧˧ kɪj˨˩ ʔɓaːŋ˦˥ ɹaː˨˩˦]
Noun
chu kì bán rã
- a half-life