xăng-ti-mét

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French centimètre.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saŋ˧˧ ti˧˧ mɛt̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [saŋ˧˧ tɪj˧˧ mɛt̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [saŋ˧˧ tɪj˧˧ mɛk̚˦˥]
  • Phonetic spelling: xăng ti mét

Noun

xăng-ti-mét

  1. centimeter/centimetre

Usage notes

  • Although "xăng-ti-mét" is the predominant pronunciation, most textbooks prefer the orthographic form "centimét" or "xen-ti-mét".
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