toán học

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 算學, composed of 算 (“to calculate”) and 學 (“study”). Compare Chinese 算術 / 算术 (toán thuật, “arithmetic”). See also số học (“arithmetic”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [twaːn˧˦ hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [twaːŋ˦˧˥ hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [t⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˦˥ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Noun

toán học

1. mathematics (field of study)