đạo hàm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 導 (“to lead; to guide”) and 函 (“function”). Possibly calque of Chinese 導數／导数 (dǎoshù).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːw˧˨ʔ haːm˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːw˨˩ʔ haːm˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːw˨˩˨ haːm˨˩]

Noun

đạo hàm

1. (calculus) derivative