Diêm Vương tinh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 閻王星, composed of 閻王 (“Yang Wang”) and 星 (“star”), from Chinese 閻王星; a "calque" of Japanese 冥王星 (Meiōsei, Minh Vương tinh), coined by replacing the rather obscure 冥王 (Meiō, Minh Vương, “Netherking”, i.e. Pluto) with the better known 閻王 (Diêm Vương).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ziəm˧˧ vɨəŋ˧˧ tïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jiəm˧˧ vɨəŋ˧˧ tɨ̞̠n˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jim˧˧ vʲɨəŋ˧˧ tɨ̞̠n˧˧]

Proper noun

Diêm Vương tinh

  1. (astronomy) Pluto
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