khoa học

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 科學, from Japanese 科學 (かがく) (kagaku).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xwaː˧˧ hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰwaː˧˧ hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰwaː˧˧ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨] ~ [xwaː˧˧ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Noun

science

Adjective

scientific
academic

Further reading

Le Minh Khai (Liam Kelley). (20 January, 2013). The Place of “Ta” in “Khoa Học” [Blog post]. Archived from the original on 23 January, 2013.

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