nhiệt độ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 熱度, composed of 熱 (“heat”) and 度 (“degree”), literally "degree of hotness", especially high temperature. The usual word for "temperature" in other Sinospheric languages literally means "degree of warmth"; see Chinese 溫度／温度 (wēn dù), Japanese 温度 (ondo) and Korean 온도 (ondo).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲiət̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗo˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲiək̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗow˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɲiək̚˨˩˨ ʔɗow˨˩˨]

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Noun

nhiệt độ

1. temperature

See also

• hằng nhiệt
• biến nhiệt