ziriconi

Vietnamese

Chemical element
Zr
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Etymology

Ultimately from New Latin zirconium, with the suffix -um removed as with most chemical elements. An extra i is added to ease pronunciation and to preserve an appearance that is more representative of the chemical symbol.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zi˧˧ ɹi˧˧ kɔ˧˧ ni˧˧] ~ [zi˧˧ zi˧˧ kɔ˧˧ ni˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [zɪj˧˧ ɹɪj˧˧ kɔ˧˧ nɪj˧˧] ~ [jɪj˧˧ ɹɪj˧˧ kɔ˧˧ nɪj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [zɪj˧˧ ɹɪj˧˧ kɔ˧˧ nɪj˧˧] ~ [jɪj˧˧ ɹɪj˧˧ kɔ˧˧ nɪj˧˧]
• Phonetic spelling: zi Ri co ni

Noun

ziriconi

1. zirconium