tiệm cận

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 漸近.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiəm˧˨ʔ kən˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tiəm˨˩ʔ kəŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tim˨˩˨ kəŋ˨˩˨]

Verb

tiệm cận

  1. (uncommon) to gradually become close to; to approach

Adjective

tiệm cận

  1. (mathematics) asymptotic; asymptotical