tinh vân

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 星雲, composed of 星 (“star”) and 雲 (“cloud”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tïŋ˧˧ vən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨn˧˧ vəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tɨn˧˧ vəŋ˧˧] ~ [tɨn˧˧ jəŋ˧˧]

Noun

tinh vân

1. (astronomy) a nebula