kinh tuyến

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 經線.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kïŋ˧˧ twiən˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨn˧˧ twiəŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɨn˧˧ t⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˦˥]

Noun

kinh tuyến

1. (geography) a longitude, a meridian (imaginary line through North Pole and South Pole)

See also

• kinh độ
• vĩ tuyến