kiến tạo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 建造.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kiən˧˦ taːw˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kiəŋ˦˧˥ taːw˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kiəŋ˦˥ taːw˨˩˨]

Verb

kiến tạo

  1. (soccer) to assist
  2. to build; to establish; to create

Noun

kiến tạo

  1. structure of the Earth; tectonics
  2. (colloquial) short for kiến tạo học (tectonic studies)

Derived terms