trùng phương

Vietnamese

Etymology

Perhaps

    Sino-Vietnamese word from and , as in a blend of trùng lặp (to compound) +‎ bình phương (square), as in "compounding a square raises the power to 4".

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˨˩ fɨəŋ˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˦˩ fɨəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˨˩ fɨəŋ˧˧]

    Adjective

    trùng phương

    1. (algebra, of a phương trình (equation)) biquadratic (with only the 4th and 2nd powers)