sóng dọc

Vietnamese

Etymology

sóng (“wave”) +‎ dọc (“vertical”). Compare Japanese 縦波 (tatenami, literally “vertical wave”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sawŋ͡m˧˦ zawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂawŋ͡m˦˧˥ jawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [sɔŋ˦˧˥ jawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂawŋ͡m˦˥ jawk͡p̚˨˩˨] ~ [sawŋ͡m˦˥ jawk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Noun

sóng dọc

1. (physics) a longitudinal wave

   Antonym: sóng ngang