quang tử

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 光子, composed of 光 (“light”) and 子 (“small thing”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwaːŋ˧˧ tɨ˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kwaːŋ˧˧ tɨ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [waːŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˦]

Noun

quang tử

  1. (obsolete) synonym of phôton (“photon”)
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