khí cầu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 氣球, composed of 氣 (“gas”) and 球 (“ball”), from Chinese 氣球 (“balloon”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xi˧˦ kəw˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰɪj˨˩˦ kəw˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰɪj˦˥ kəw˨˩] ~ [xɪj˦˥ kəw˨˩]

Noun

(meteorology) a weather balloon
(aircraft) Synonym of khinh khí cầu (“hot-air balloon”)

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