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thời đại đồ đá cũ

noun
Hanoi [tʰəːj˨˩ ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ ʔɗo˨˩ ʔɗaː˧˦ ku˦ˀ˥]Huế [tʰəːj˦˩ ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ ʔɗow˦˩ ʔɗaː˨˩˦ kʊw˧˨]Saigon [tʰəːj˨˩ ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ ʔɗow˨˩ ʔɗaː˦˥ kʊw˨˩˦] browser voice
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thời đại đồ đá cũ means Paleolithic; Old Stone Age; Palaeolithic.

Meanings of thời đại đồ đá cũ in English

Noun

  1. Paleolithic; Old Stone Age; Palaeolithic

Etymology

thời đại (“age, era, period”) + đồ (“stuff, things”) + đá (“stone”) + cũ (“old”).

Frequently asked questions

What does thời đại đồ đá cũ mean in English?

thời đại đồ đá cũ (noun) means "Paleolithic; Old Stone Age; Palaeolithic".

How do you pronounce thời đại đồ đá cũ?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰəːj˨˩ ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ ʔɗo˨˩ ʔɗaː˧˦ ku˦ˀ˥]; Saigon [tʰəːj˨˩ ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ ʔɗow˨˩ ʔɗaː˦˥ kʊw˨˩˦]. Tones: thời — falling tone (huyền), đại — heavy tone (nặng), đồ — falling tone (huyền), đá — rising tone (sắc), cũ — creaky rising tone (ngã).

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.