lân cận

See also: lancan, lan can, and lấn cấn

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 鄰近.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lən˧˧ kən˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ləŋ˧˧ kəŋ˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ləŋ˧˧ kəŋ˨˩˨]

    Adjective

    lân cận

    1. (formal, of a region) adjacent; nearby; proximate
      ...và các vùng lân cận
      ...and nearby regions

    Noun

    lân cận

    1. (mathematics) a neighborhood (a kind of topological function in geometry)