cội nguồn

Vietnamese

Etymology

From cội (“root”) +‎ nguồn (“source”), calque of Chinese 根源 (căn nguyên). Compare nguồn gốc.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [koj˧˨ʔ ŋuən˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [koj˨˩ʔ ŋuəŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [koj˨˩˨ ŋuəŋ˨˩]

Noun

cội nguồn

root (primary source)

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