nam châm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 南針, composed of 南 (“south”) and 針 (“needle”), from Chinese 指南針 / 指南针 (chỉ nam châm, “compass”, literally “southward needle”). In Chinese philosophy, south is a "yang" direction and thus more dominant than north.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ t͡ɕəm˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ t͡ɕəm˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ cəm˧˧]
  • Audio (Saigon):(file)

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc, cục) nam châm

  1. a magnet (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism)

See also

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