bách khoa

See also: Bách Khoa

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 百科 (“encyclopedia”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓajk̟̚˧˦ xwaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓat̚˦˧˥ kʰwaː˧˧] ~ [ʔɓat̚˦˧˥ xwaː˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓat̚˦˥ kʰwaː˧˧] ~ [ʔɓat̚˦˥ xwaː˧˧]

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Noun

bách khoa

1. various disciplines; miscellaneous subjects

   trường đại học bách khoa ― polytechnic

Derived terms

• bách khoa toàn thư (百科全書, “encyclopedia”)