Pi-ta-go

Vietnamese

Etymology

From French Pythagore.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [pi˧˧ taː˧˧ ɣɔ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [pɪj˧˧ taː˧˧ ɣɔ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [pɪj˧˧ taː˧˧ ɣɔ˧˧]
• Phonetic spelling: pi ta go

Proper noun

Pi-ta-go

1. Pythagoras (Ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher)

   định lí Pi-ta-go

   the Pythagorean theorem

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with Ta-go (“Tagore”).