thiên văn
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 天文, composed of 天 (“heaven”) and 文 (“pattern of behavior”). Compare thuỷ văn (“hydrology”, literally “water behaviors”) and nhân văn (“humanities”, literally “human behaviors”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiən˧˧ van˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ vaŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ vaŋ˧˧] ~ [tʰiəŋ˧˧ jaŋ˧˧]
Noun[edit]
- Synonym of thiên văn học (“astronomy”)
- trên thông thiên văn, dưới tường địa lí
- well-versed in both astronomy and geography
References[edit]
- "thiên văn" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)