không gian

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 空間, composed of 空 (“empty”) and 間 (“space; span; interval”), Japanese 空間 (kūkan).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ zaːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ jaːŋ˧˧] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ jaːŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ jaːŋ˧˧] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ jaːŋ˧˧]

• Audio (Saigon):

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Noun

không gian

1. (physics) space
2. (mathematics) space
3. area, room

See also

• thời gian