âm lịch

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 陰曆, composed of 陰 (“yin”) and 曆 (“calendar”), from Chinese 陰曆／阴历 (yīnlì), from 太陰曆／太阴历 (thái âm lịch), from 太陰／太阴 (thái âm, “moon”, literally “great yin”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔəm˧˧ lïk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔəm˧˧ lɨt̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔəm˧˧ lɨt̚˨˩˨]

Noun

the lunar calendar
Tết âm lịch
Lunar New Year

See also

dương lịch

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