thiên niên kỉ
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 千年紀, composed of 千年 (“1000 years; millennium”) and 紀 (“period”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiən˧˧ niən˧˧ ki˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ niəŋ˧˧ kɪj˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ niəŋ˧˧ kɪj˨˩˦]
Noun
- a millennium (one thousand years)