kỉ nguyên

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

kỷ nguyên
(Southern Vietnam, obsolete) kỉ nguơn, kỷ nguơn

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 紀元. Compare Japanese 紀元 (Kigen, “Common Era”). See also Công Nguyên.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ki˧˩ ŋwiən˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɪj˧˨ ŋwiəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɪj˨˩˦ ŋwiəŋ˧˧]

Noun

kỉ nguyên

(literary) age; era
...mở ra một kỉ nguyên mới...
...has started a new era...

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