trọng lượng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 重量, composed of 重 (“heavy”) and 量 (“amount”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ lɨəŋ˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ lɨəŋ˨˩ʔ] ~ [ʈɔŋ˨˩ʔ lɨəŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʈawŋ͡m˨˩˨ lɨəŋ˨˩˨]
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Noun

trọng lượng

  1. (physics) weight

Usage notes
  • The SI unit is newton. Not to be confused with trọng lực (“gravity”) and khối lượng (“mass”, the SI unit is kilogram).
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