thiên văn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 天文, composed of 天 (“heaven”) and 文 (“pattern of behavior”). Compare thuỷ văn (“hydrology”, literally “water behaviors”) and nhân văn (“humanities”, literally “human behaviors”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰiən˧˧ van˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ vaŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ vaŋ˧˧] ~ [tʰiəŋ˧˧ jaŋ˧˧]

Noun

thiên văn

Synonym of thiên văn học (“astronomy”)
trên thông thiên văn, dưới tường địa lí
well-versed in both astronomy and geography

References

"thiên văn" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)

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