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động vật nguyên sinh

noun
Hanoi [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ vət̚˧˨ʔ ŋwiən˧˧ sïŋ˧˧]Huế [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ vək̚˨˩ʔ ŋwiəŋ˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧]Saigon [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨ vək̚˨˩˨ ŋwiəŋ˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] browser voice
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động vật nguyên sinh means a protozoan.

Meanings of động vật nguyên sinh in English

Noun

  1. a protozoan

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, động vật nguyên sinh could be written as 動物原生. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

động vật (“animal”) + nguyên sinh (“primordial”), calque of Chinese 原生動物 /原生动物 (nguyên sinh động vật).

Frequently asked questions

What does động vật nguyên sinh mean in English?

động vật nguyên sinh (noun) means "a protozoan".

How do you pronounce động vật nguyên sinh?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ vət̚˧˨ʔ ŋwiən˧˧ sïŋ˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨ vək̚˨˩˨ ŋwiəŋ˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧]. Tones: động — heavy tone (nặng), vật — heavy tone (nặng), nguyên — level tone (ngang), sinh — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.