không lực

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from (air) and (strength; power; force), also a semantic loan from English air force. Compare Japanese 空力 (kūriki, aerodynamic).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ lɨk̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ lɨk̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ lɨk̚˨˩ʔ] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ lɨk̚˨˩˨] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ lɨk̚˨˩˨] invalid IPA characters (][)

Noun

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không lực

  1. airpower
  2. (chiefly in translations from English) air force
    Synonym: không quân
    Không lực MộtAir Force One