máy bay lên thẳng

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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máy bay (aircraft, airplane) +‎ lên (to go up, to rise) +‎ thẳng (straight), calque of Chinese 直升機 (zhíshēngjī, helicopter, literally straight-rising airplane).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maj˧˦ ʔɓaj˧˧ len˧˧ tʰaŋ˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [maj˨˩˦ ʔɓaj˧˧ len˧˧ tʰaŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ma(ː)j˦˥ ʔɓa(ː)j˧˧ ləːn˧˧ tʰaŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

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(classifier chiếc) máy bay lên thẳng

  1. helicopter
    Synonyms: máy bay trực thăng, trực thăng