kính áp tròng
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]kính (“glass”) + áp (“to tightly rest on or make direct contact with”) + tròng (“lens; iris”), perhaps literally meaning either "glasses with lenses making direct contact with the eyeballs" or "glasses making direct contact with the iris".
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kïŋ˧˦ ʔaːp̚˧˦ t͡ɕawŋ͡m˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kɨn˦˧˥ ʔaːp̚˦˧˥ ʈawŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [kɨn˦˧˥ ʔaːp̚˦˧˥ ʈɔŋ˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɨn˦˥ ʔaːp̚˦˥ ʈawŋ͡m˨˩]
Noun
[edit](classifier tấm, miếng) kính áp tròng