nhiệt độ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 熱度, composed of 熱 (“heat”) and 度 (“degree”), literally "degree of hotness", especially high temperature. The usual word for "temperature" in other Sinospheric languages literally means "degree of warmth"; see Chinese 溫度 / 温度 (wēn dù), Japanese 温度 (ondo) and Korean 온도 (ondo).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲiət̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗo˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲiək̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗow˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲiək̚˨˩˨ ʔɗow˨˩˨]
  • Audio (Saigon):(file)

Noun

nhiệt độ

  1. temperature

See also

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