tiền sử
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 前 (“fore-”) and 史 (“history”). Compare Chinese 史前 (sử tiền), Chinese 史前史 (sử tiền sử), and Japanese 先史 (senshi, tiên sử).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiən˨˩ sɨ˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tiəŋ˦˩ ʂɨ˧˨] ~ [tiəŋ˦˩ sɨ˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tiəŋ˨˩ ʂɨ˨˩˦] ~ [tiəŋ˨˩ sɨ˨˩˦]
Noun[edit]
- prehistory (history of human culture prior to written records)
- (medicine, of a patient) the fact that you have had a disease or illness before; a "history" of a particular disease or illness
- Nó có tiền sử động kinh.
- He's got a seizure before.