thuỷ phi cơ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• thủy phi cơ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 水 (“water”) and 飛機 (“airplane”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰwi˧˩ fi˧˧ kəː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰwɪj˧˨ fɪj˧˧ kəː˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦ fɪj˧˧ kəː˧˧]

Noun

(classifier chiếc) thuỷ phi cơ

1. seaplane