Vietnamese
Etymology
nguồn (“source”) + gốc (“foot of a tree”), probably a calque of Chinese 根源 (căn nguyên). Compare cội nguồn.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋuən˨˩ ɣəwk͡p̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋuəŋ˦˩ ɣəwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋuəŋ˨˩ ɣəwk͡p̚˦˥]
Noun
nguồn gốc
- origin