nhật tâm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 日 (“sun”) and 心 (“center”). Compare Chinese 日心說 / 日心说 (rìxīnshuō, “heliocentrism”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

nhật tâm

1. (astronomy) heliocentric

See also

• địa tâm