không lực
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 空 (“air”) and 力 (“strength; power; force”), also a semantic loan from English air force. Compare Japanese 空力 (kūriki, “aerodynamic”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ lɨk̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ lɨk̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ lɨk̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ lɨk̚˨˩˨] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ lɨk̚˨˩˨]
Noun[edit]
- airpower
- (chiefly in translations from English) air force
- Synonym: không quân
- Không lực Một ― Air Force One