hằng nhiệt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 恒 (“fixed”) and 熱 (“heat”), from nhiệt độ (“temperature”, literally “degree of hotness”). Compare Chinese 恆溫 / 恒温 (hằng ôn) which is from 溫度 / 温度 (ôn độ, literally “degree of warmth”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [haŋ˨˩ ɲiət̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [haŋ˦˩ ɲiək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [haŋ˨˩ ɲiək̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

hằng nhiệt

  1. (zoology) endothermic
    Antonym: biến nhiệt

See also

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