Sino-Vietnamese word from金(“gold;metal”) and 類(“kind”), probably a further sinicization of the now obsolete compoundloài kim(“metals”).

The Sino-Vietnamese equivalent ofChinese金屬 /金属(jīnshǔ),Japanese金属(kinzoku),Korean금속(geumsok),*kim thuộc, is not used.

• (Hà Nội)IPA^(key): [kim˧˧ lwaːj˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế)IPA^(key): [kim˧˧ lwaːj˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon)IPA^(key): [kim˧˧ l⁽ʷ⁾aːj˨˩˨]

• Audio(Saigon):

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kimloại

1. metal

• á kim
• phi kim

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