động đất

Vietnamese

Etymology

From động (“to move”) +‎ đất (“earth”). Compare Chinese 地動 (địa động).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ ɗət̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ ɗək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨ ɗək̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier trận) động đất

  1. (seismology) an earthquake (shaking of the surface of a planet)
    Synonym: địa chấn

See also

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