kỉ nguyên

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • kỷ nguyên
  • (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) kỉ nguơn, kỷ nguơn

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 紀元. Compare Japanese 紀元 (Kigen, “Common Era”). See also Công Nguyên.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ki˧˩ ŋwiən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɪj˧˨ ŋwiəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɪj˨˩˦ ŋwiəŋ˧˧]

Noun

kỉ nguyên

  1. (literary) age; era
    ...mở ra một kỉ nguyên mới...
    ...has started a new era...
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