vô định

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 無定, composed of 無 (“-in”) and 定 (“to determine”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vo˧˧ ʔɗïŋ˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vow˧˧ ʔɗɨn˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vow˧˧ ʔɗɨn˨˩˨] ~ [jow˧˧ ʔɗɨn˨˩˨]

Adjective

vô định

  1. undetermined or undeterminable
  2. (mathematical analysis, of certain forms of limit) not definitively or precisely determined, because of the presence of infinity or zero symbols used in any of several improper combinations.
  3. (grammar) infinitive (neutral with respect to inflection)

See also

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