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từ nguyên

Pronunciation Northern /tɨ̤˨˩ ŋwiən˧˧/ Central /tɨ˧˧ ŋwiəŋ˧˥/ Southern /tɨ˨˩ ŋwiəŋ˧˧/
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etymology
Noun
etymology

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etymology

The study of the origins and the historical development of words over time.

vi Việc nghiên cứu từ nguyên giúp chúng ta hiểu rõ hơn về văn hóa ngôn ngữ.

en The study of etymology helps us better understand linguistic culture.

Parts
từ / nguyên / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 辭源 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 辭源

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
辭源
Candidates by syllable
từ 詞 nguyên 元
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
tự nguyện / ngữ nguyên học / ngữ nguyên / giữ nguyên …
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Use
từ nguyên học / từ điển / cụm từ / từ chối …
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