Thế kỉ Ánh sáng

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• Thế kỷ Ánh sáng

Etymology

From thế kỉ (“century”) +‎ ánh sáng (“light”), perhaps a calque of French siècle des Lumières (literally “Century of Lights”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰe˧˦ ki˧˩ ʔajŋ̟˧˦ saːŋ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰej˨˩˦ kɪj˧˨ ʔɛɲ˦˧˥ ʂaːŋ˦˧˥] ~ [tʰej˨˩˦ kɪj˧˨ ʔɛɲ˦˧˥ saːŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰej˦˥ kɪj˨˩˦ ʔan˦˥ ʂaːŋ˦˥] ~ [tʰej˦˥ kɪj˨˩˦ ʔan˦˥ saːŋ˦˥]

Proper noun

Thế kỉ Ánh sáng

1. the Age of Enlightenment