vệ tinh

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ve˧˨ʔ tïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vej˨˩ʔ tɨn˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vej˨˩˨ tɨn˧˧] ~ [jej˨˩˨ tɨn˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 衛星.

Noun

vệ tinh

  1. (astronomy) satellite

Etymology 2

Clipping of vệ tinh nhân tạo.

Noun

vệ tinh

  1. man-made satellite
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