trùng phương
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Perhaps Sino-Vietnamese word from 重 and 方, as in a blend of trùng lặp (“to compound”) + bình phương (“square”), as in "compounding a square raises the power to 4".
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˨˩ fɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˦˩ fɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˨˩ fɨəŋ˧˧]
Adjective[edit]
- (algebra, of a phương trình (“equation”)) biquadratic (with only the 4th and 2nd powers)