thập tự

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 十字, composed of 十 (“ten”) and 字 (“letter, character, word”). The meaning of ten is from the cross shape of the Chinese character 十.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰəp̚˧˨ʔ tɨ˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəp̚˨˩ʔ tɨ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰəp̚˨˩˨ tɨ˨˩˨]

Noun

thập tự

cross (geometrical figure)

Synonyms

(cross): chữ thập, thập giá

Hyponyms

(cross): thánh giá

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