hữu tỉ

See also: huuti

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 有比, composed of (to have) and (ratio), perhaps a calque from a European cognate of English rational, ultimately from Latin ratiōnālis (rational; reasonable), from ratiō (reason; ration; ratio). Compare Japanese 有理 (yūri, literally reasonable; rational).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hiw˦ˀ˥ ti˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hɨw˧˨ tɪj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [hɨw˨˩˦ tɪj˨˩˦]

Adjective

hữu tỉ

  1. (mathematics, number theory) rational
    Antonym: vô tỉ

Derived terms

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