tên lửa

Vietnamese

Etymology

tên (“arrow”) +‎ lửa (“fire”), calque of Chinese 火箭 (hoả tiễn).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ten˧˧ lɨə˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ten˧˧ lɨə˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [təːn˧˧ lɨə˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier mũi, quả) tên lửa

a rocket
(military) a missile

Derived terms

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