không lực

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 空 (“air”) and 力 (“strength; power; force”), also a semantic loan from English air force. Compare Japanese 空力 (kūriki, “aerodynamic”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ lɨk̚˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ lɨk̚˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ lɨk̚˨˩˨]

    Noun

    không lực

    1. airpower
    2. (chiefly in translations from English) air force
      Synonym: không quân
      Không lực Một ― Air Force One
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