tinh vân

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 星雲, composed of 星 (“star”) and 雲 (“cloud”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tïŋ˧˧ vən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨn˧˧ vəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨn˧˧ vəŋ˧˧] ~ [tɨn˧˧ jəŋ˧˧]

Noun

tinh vân

  1. (astronomy) a nebula
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