tam giác

noun Sino-Vietnamese

Hanoi [taːm˧˧ zaːk̚˧˦]Huế [taːm˧˧ jaːk̚˦˧˥]Saigon [taːm˧˧ jaːk̚˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

tamlevelngang giácrisingsắc

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

tam giác means triangle.

Chinese characters: 三角

Meanings of tam giác in English

Noun

triangle

Words with tam giác

tam giác cân tam giác đều tam giác long tam giác vuông

Example sentences with tam giác

Công thức Heron cho thấy rằng diện tích của một tam giác có thể được biểu diễn bằng một hàm các cạnh của tam giác đó. Heron's Formula shows how the area of a triangle can be expressed as a function of its side lengths.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 三角 (“triangle; triangular; three horns”).

Frequently asked questions

What does tam giác mean in English?

tam giác (noun) means "triangle".

How do you pronounce tam giác?

IPA: Hanoi [taːm˧˧ zaːk̚˧˦]; Saigon [taːm˧˧ jaːk̚˦˥]. Tones: tam — level tone (ngang), giác — rising tone (sắc).

Is tam giác a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. tam giác is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 三角.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). 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.