vonfam

Vietnamese

Chemical element
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Alternative forms

  • vônfram

Etymology

From French wolfram. The r is ignored in some transcriptions. Compare gam, gram.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [von˧˧ faːm˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [voŋ˧˧ faːm˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [voŋ˧˧ faːm˧˧] ~ [joŋ˧˧ faːm˧˧]
  • Phonetic spelling: vôn pham

Noun

vonfam

  1. tungsten (chemical element)
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