kim loại

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 金 (“gold; metal”) and 類 (“kind”). Compare Chinese 金屬／金属 (kim thuộc, literally “gold class”), Japanese 金属 (kinzoku), Korean 금속 (geumsok).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kim˧˧ lwaːj˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kim˧˧ lwaːj˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kim˧˧ l⁽ʷ⁾aːj˨˩˨]

Noun

kim loại

1. metal

See also

• á kim
• phi kim