địa tâm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 地心, composed of 地 (“earth”) and 心 (“center”). Compare Chinese 地心說 / 地心说 (“geocentrism”) and 地心 (dìxīn, “Earth's core”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiə˧˨ʔ təm˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiə˨˩ʔ təm˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiə˨˩˨ təm˧˧]

Adjective

địa tâm

1. (history, astronomy) geocentric

See also

• tâm địa
• nhật tâm