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ngôn ngữ học

Level ≈B2 (approx.) noun Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common
Hanoi [ŋon˧˧ ŋɨ˦ˀ˥ hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]Huế [ŋoŋ˧˧ ŋɨ˧˨ hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]Saigon [ŋoŋ˧˧ ŋɨ˨˩˦ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨] browser voice
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ngônlevelngangngữcreaky risingngãhọcheavynặng

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ngôn ngữ học means linguistics.

Chinese characters: 言語學

Meanings of ngôn ngữ học in English

Noun

  1. linguistics
    • Ngôn ngữ học là một ngành khoa học.Linguistics is a science.
    • Có ai nghĩ mình sống là biết sinh học đâu mà đầy người tưởng nói được tiếng là biết ngôn ngữ học vậy nhờ?No one thinks that they know biology just because they can live, so why so many people think just because they can speak a language that they know anything about linguistics?

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 言語學.

Frequently asked questions

What does ngôn ngữ học mean in English?

ngôn ngữ học (noun) means "linguistics".

How do you pronounce ngôn ngữ học?

IPA: Hanoi [ŋon˧˧ ŋɨ˦ˀ˥ hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ŋoŋ˧˧ ŋɨ˨˩˦ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨]. Tones: ngôn — level tone (ngang), ngữ — creaky rising tone (ngã), học — heavy tone (nặng).

Is ngôn ngữ học a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. ngôn ngữ học is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 言語學.

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. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.