khả năng
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 可能 (“probability; to be capable of”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaː˧˩ naŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaː˧˨ naŋ˧˧] ~ [xaː˧˨ naŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaː˨˩˦ naŋ˧˧] ~ [xaː˨˩˦ naŋ˧˧]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Noun
[edit]- likelihood
- Khả năng em ấy qua khỏi không cao.
- The odds of her making it are low.
- ability; capability
- Anh có khả năng đi trên than nóng.
- He is able to walk on searing charcoal.