hoá thạch
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Vietnamese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 化石, composed of 化 (“to turn into”) and 石 (“stone”), from Japanese 化石 (kaseki, literally “petrification”), semantically equivalent to the semi-native phrase hoá đá (“to petrify”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwaː˧˦ tʰajk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hwaː˨˩˦ tʰat̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [waː˦˥ tʰat̚˨˩˨]
Noun[edit]
- a fossil