hằng nhiệt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 恒 (“fixed”) and 熱 (“heat”), from nhiệt độ (“temperature”, literally “degree of hotness”). Compare Chinese 恆溫 / 恒温 (hằng ôn) which is from 溫度 / 温度 (ôn độ, literally “degree of warmth”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

hằng nhiệt

1. (zoology) endothermic

   Antonym: biến nhiệt

See also

• máu nóng