hữu tỉ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 有比, composed of 有 (“to have”) and 比 (“ratio”), perhaps a calque from a European cognate of English rational, ultimately from Latin ratiōnālis (“rational; reasonable”), from ratiō (“reason; ration; ratio”). Compare Japanese 有理 (yūri, literally “reasonable; rational”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hiw˦ˀ˥ ti˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hɨw˧˨ tɪj˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [hɨw˨˩˦ tɪj˨˩˦]

Adjective

hữu tỉ

1. (mathematics, number theory) rational

   Antonym: vô tỉ

See also

• tỉ số