ziriconi

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Vietnamese

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Chemical element
Zr
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Etymology

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Ultimately from New Latin zirconium, with the suffix -um removed as with most chemical elements. An extra i is added to ease pronunciation and to preserve an appearance that is more representative of the chemical symbol.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zi˧˧ ɹi˧˧ kɔ˧˧ ni˧˧] ~ [zi˧˧ zi˧˧ kɔ˧˧ ni˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [zɪj˧˧ ɹɪj˧˧ kɔ˧˧ nɪj˧˧] ~ [jɪj˧˧ ɹɪj˧˧ kɔ˧˧ nɪj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [zɪj˧˧ ɹɪj˧˧ kɔ˧˧ nɪj˧˧] ~ [jɪj˧˧ ɹɪj˧˧ kɔ˧˧ nɪj˧˧]
  • Phonetic spelling: zi Ri co ni

Noun

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ziriconi

  1. zirconium