nguyên
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 原/源/元 (“first; original”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
nguyên
- intact; not damaged
- all; entire; whole
- (number theory, arithmetic) integral
- số nguyên
- an integer
- phần nguyên
- the integral part of a decimal fraction
Prefix
nguyên
- (formal, government) former
- nguyên Chủ tịch nước...
- former President...
- nguyên Tổng bí thư...
- former General Secretary...
See also
Noun
nguyên
See also
- đa nguyên (多元, “plural”)
- lai nguyên (來源, “source”)
- nguyên âm (元音, “vowel”)
- nguyên đơn (原單, “plaintiff”)
- nguyên tử (原子, “atom”)
- tài nguyên (財源, “resources”)
- Tây Nguyên (西原, “Central Highlands”)
- y nguyên (依原, “intact, unchanged”)