thước

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 尺 (“ruler”, SV: xích).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰɨək̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɨək̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰɨək̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier cây) thước • (𢭑)

a tool for measuring length
thước (kẻ) ― a ruler

thước đo góc/độ ― a protractor

thước cuộn/dây ― a tape measure

Noun

thước • (𡱩, 𫵟)

a Vietnamese yard, equal to 40 cm

See also

Derived terms

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