khối

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 塊.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xoj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰoj˨˩˦] ~ [xoj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰoj˦˥] ~ [xoj˦˥]

• Audio (Saigon):

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Noun

khối

1. block; mass; piece
2. cube (of a length); cubed
3. bloc (group of countries acting together for political or economic goals)

Derived terms

• khối Rubik