nguyên tử

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 原子, composed of 原 (“original”) and 子 (“small thing”), from Japanese 原子 (genshi).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋwiən˧˧ tɨ˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋwiəŋ˧˧ tɨ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋwiəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˦]

Noun

nguyên tử

1. (physics, chemistry) an atom